Brazil judge eases Jair Bolsonaro house arrest to allow family visits
by Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro from World news | The Guardian on (#6Z564)
Former president can now see children and grandchildren without prior court approval, but phone and video ban remains
A Brazilian supreme court judge has eased the terms of Jair Bolsonaro's house arrest, allowing the far-right former president to receive visits from family members without prior judicial approval.
The former paratrooper turned populist has been under house arrest since Monday, when Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the measure on the grounds that Bolsonaro had allegedly violated court orders.
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