SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled on Monday to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest, according to a court document seen by Reuters.
“The guarantee of public order and the need to ensure the full application of criminal law justify the maintenance of house arrest and other precautionary measures,” Moraes wrote in the decision.
Bolsonaro was sentenced last month to 27 years and three months in prison for plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election. His defense did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(Reporting by Luciana Magalhaes; Writing by Isabel Teles; Editing by Brendan O’Boyle)
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