house arrest
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A few months ago, she was moved to house arrest on what the government said were humanitarian grounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Jair Bolsonaro, 71, served several months in prison before being allowed in March to be confined under house arrest due to health issues.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Moraes had also previously denied Milei permission to visit the former president while he was under house arrest in Brasilia.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Brazil's top court on Saturday denied a request by Argentine President Javier Milei to visit former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest, a ruling obtained by AFP showed.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
He spent the next six months under house arrest in South Africa before slipping out of the country and going first to Lusaka to see Oliver, and then to London.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
