The ruling comes a month after Brazil’s top court ordered the former president to wear an ankle monitor, submit to a curfew and abide by limitations on his activity as legal proceedings investigating an alleged coup plot continue.

Bolsonaro under house arrest is the latest twist in Brazil’s growing political storm. Former President Jair Bolsonaro was placed under house arrest by the Brazil Supreme Court for breaking court orders in an ongoing coup investigation.

Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered the house arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro, prompting swift condemnation from the Trump administration.