Brazil Supreme Court justice keeps Bolsonaro under house arrest

Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled on Monday to keep former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest, according to a court document seen by Reuters. Bolsonaro has been under house arrest since August for failing to comply with restraining orders related to his alleged attempts to persuade US President Donald Trump to interfere in an investigation where he was accused of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election. The former president was later convicted in a separate case of plotting a coup and sentenced last month to 27 years and three months in prison. Trump has called the case a "witch hunt" and retaliated by imposing steep tariffs on Brazil's exports, sanctioning the...