The Brazilian Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a search of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s house, where he is serving house arrest.
Agents of the Brazilian Federal Police were ordered to search for weapons and ammunition stored at the house by Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
Bolsonaro had one of his guns seized following an incident in Brazil’s Federal District back in June. After that, the Brazilian army disclosed the former president’s entire arsenal of weapons to the police, with eight of them being handed over to the authorities.
According to Reuters, the Brazilian Supreme Court didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the situation.
Serving 27-year sentence after attempted coup
Bolsonaro is currently under house arrest after he was found guilty of attempting a coup after the Brazilian presidential elections of 2022, in which he lost against current Brazilian President Lula Inacio da Silva.
Moraes sentenced Bolsonaro in November of 2025, finding him guilty of conspiring against Lula after the election results were in.
He was supposed to serve in a federal police jail cell in Brasília, but was granted house arrest in March due to concerns over his health.
While the original house arrest arrangement was set at a maximum of 90 days, Moraes extended the period after deeming its continuation “reasonable, appropriate and proportionate.”
