The State Department on Monday condemned a decision by Brazil's Supreme Court to put former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest ahead of his trial for his role in an alleged coup plot.
"Justice Moraes, now a U.S.-sanctioned human rights abuser, continues to use Brazil's institutions to silence opposition and threaten democracy," the department's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs said in a post on X.
"Putting even more restrictions on Jair Bolsonaro's ability to defend himself in public is not a public service. Let Bolsonaro speak!"
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