Bolsonaro under house arrest

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, 70,
has been put under house arrest, accused of
conspiracy to overturn his 2022 electoral
loss – a move that ratchets up tensions
with U.S. President Trump

ABRIDGED TIMELINE OF EVENTS

Bolsonaro, aka Trump
of the Tropics, shares
uncanny similarities
with U.S. president

Jul 22, 2018: Former
congressman Bolsonaro
announces he’s running
for president

Sep 6: Stabbed in
stomach at campaign
rally and hospitalised
for three weeks

Oct 28: Wins election,
beating Fernando
Haddad

Jan 1, 2019: Sworn
into office and promptly
strips away LGBTQ
civil rights and allows
indigenous lands to
be developed

Jan 28, Sep 8:
Undergoes two further
surgeries related to
stabbing

Jul 7, 2020: Tests
positive for Covid-19,
following months of
downplaying
virus and
refusing
to wear
face
mask

Oct 30, 2022:
Narrowly loses bid for
second term in office
against Lula da Silva

Dec 30: Arrives in
Florida for extended
stay and further medical
treatment

Jan 1, 2023: Lula da
Silva assumes office

Jan 8: Hundreds of
Bolsonaro supporters
storm capital Brasilia,
trashing government
buildings

Jan 13: Investigations
begin into Bolsonaro’s
alleged involvement in
Jan 8 insurrection

Mar 30: Bolsonaro
returns to Brazil

Aug 17: Hacker
Walter Delgatti Neto
testifies that in Aug
2022, Bolsonaro asked
him if he could hack
voting machines

Feb 8, 2024: Police
make arrests in probe
of alleged coup d’état
attempt to keep
Bolsonaro in power

Feb 18, 2025:
Charged in relation to
coup and for allegedly
approving plot to kill
Lula da Silva

Apr 14: Undergoes
12-hour abdominal
surgery

May 19: Trial against
Bolsonaro and 80 other
officials begins

Jul 18: Police order
him to wear electronic
ankle tag

Aug 1: President
Trump hits Brazil with
50% tariffs in retaliation
for Bolsonaro “witch
hunt”

Aug 4: Court places
Bolsonaro under
house arrest

Sources: Reuters, BBC, CNN
Pictures: Getty Images, Creative Commons
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