Former President Jair Bolsonaro is on trial before the Supreme Court on charges he conspired with allies to violently overturn his 2022 electoral loss to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to be placed on house arrest for the remainder of his ongoing trial. Bolsonaro is facing legal repercussions for allegedly staging a coup to upend his 2022 election loss to current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Brazil's Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election — a case that has gripped the South American country as it faces a trade war with the Trump administration.