Alexandre de Moraes orders Bolsonaro to be placed under house arrest.

Minister Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) granted former President Jair Bolsonaro house arrest on Tuesday (24). Moraes responded to a request made by Bolsonaro's defense team. According to the lawyers, Bolsonaro is not in a condition to return to prison due to the worsening of his health problems. The house arrest will begin after Bolsonaro is discharged from the DF Star Hospital in Brasília, where he is recovering from a bacterial pneumonia since the 13th. According to Moraes' decision, the house arrest will initially last for 90 days. After this period, the continuation of the benefit will need to be reassessed by the minister, who may request a new medical examination. Moraes also ordered that Bolsonaro will once again be monitored with an electronic ankle monitor. Last November, before being convicted in the coup plot case, the former president was arrested after attempting to tamper with the device. >> Follow the Agência Brasil channel on WhatsApp. According to Moraes' decision, police officers from the Military Police will be responsible for securing Bolsonaro's home to prevent escape. Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years and 3 months in prison in the criminal case related to the coup plot and was serving his sentence at the 19th Battalion of the Military Police, in the Papuda Penitentiary Complex, in Brasília. The place is known as Papudinha. Visits Former President Jair Bolsonaro will not be allowed to receive visitors during the initial 90-day period of house arrest, except for his children, doctors, and lawyers. Bolsonaro is also prohibited from using a cell phone and accessing social networks, including through third parties, as well as recording videos for the internet. Camps Alexandre de Moraes also prohibited the presence of supporter camps in front of the Solar de Brasília condominium, where the former president's residence is located. "I order the prohibition of access and presence of any camps, demonstrations, or gatherings of individuals within a 1km radius of the residential address, particularly to prevent any actions that may compromise the humanitarian nature of the house arrest," Moraes ruled. Health In the decision, Minister Alexandre de Moraes stated that the Papudinha prison, where Bolsonaro was being held, has conditions to offer adequate medical care, and that the former president was promptly taken to the hospital after feeling unwell. However, the minister said that it is more appropriate for Bolsonaro, who is 71 years old, to recover from the bronchopneumonia at home. "At this time and during the necessary period for his complete recovery from bronchopneumonia, the home environment is the most suitable for preserving his health, given that, according to medical literature, due to the more fragile immune system of the elderly," Moraes concluded. * Article updated at 3:35 PM to add information.