Brazil’s Supreme Court decided on Thursday not to order the arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro for violating court-imposed restrictions, though the judge said he could be detained for any future violations.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing the case in which Bolsonaro is charged with plotting a coup, imposed restrictions on the former president on July 18. The restrictions included an ankle monitor, a ban on social media use, and no contact with foreign embassies.
On Monday, the judge threatened to arrest the conservative politician for breaching the orders on social media use—which includes use through third parties—when Bolsonaro’s son Eduardo posted a video of his father delivering a speech and showing his electronic ankle monitor.
Moraes wrote in his decision that there was no doubt the order had not been followed, but said the isolated breach did not warrant a detention order.
The justice kept in place the restraining orders on social media use and clarified that Bolsonaro is not forbidden from giving interviews.
Bolsonaro, 70, told reporters on Thursday outside the Liberal Party headquarters in BrasÃlia that his lawyers were reviewing the decision and would advise him on Friday about what he is allowed to say under the ruling.
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