Brazil's former president has been put under house arrest while he is on trial for allegedly plotting to stage a coup.

On Monday, the country's Supreme Court ordered Jair Bolsonaro to remain at home and for police to seize all the mobile phones in his property after he broke legal restrictions that stop him using social media.

Prosecutors accuse the right-wing politician of heading a criminal organisation that plotted to overturn the 2022 election and kill President Lula and a Supreme Court justice.

He is also accused of using social media to encourage Donald Trump to interfere in his case.

Image: A demonstrator wears a Bolsonaro mask during a protest against Donald Trump's tariffs on Brazilian products on 1 August. File pic: Reuters

'Flagrant disrespect'

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