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Justice de Moraes cited international pressure as he imposed a suite of restrictions last Friday to cut off Bolsonaro’s interactions with foreign officials and curtail his movements.

Already, Bolsonaro’s passport had been confiscated, for fear he might be a flight risk. But to prevent him from fleeing abroad, de Moraes ruled that Bolsonaro should be placed under house arrest on nights and weekends.

In addition, the justice decided that Bolsonaro needed to wear an ankle monitor and cease posting to social media, in addition to severing contact with foreign governments.

Since that time, however, Bolsonaro has made media appearances to show off his ankle monitor and blast the Supreme Court’s decisions, excerpts of which have been shared widely on social media.

“This is a symbol of the utmost humiliation,” Bolsonaro said of his ankle monitor.