Brazil’s supreme court has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to wear an ankle monitor.

The decision came as the former president’s home and party headquarters in Brasilia were searched on Friday.

Members of Bolsonaro’s right-wing Liberal Party said he was also ordered to stop using social media and end communications with diplomats.

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    3 days ago

    If he stops making newsworth content, the news will be tempted to fill their space with other, less egregious corruption scandals.

    So, I don’t expect him to go out free, but I really expect him to keep just enough freedom he needs to keep throwing shit around.