Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s lawyers denied Friday that he violated restrictions imposed for his detention during his trial over an attempted coup, and accused police of “discrediting” him, according to a document submitted to the Supreme Court.

The far-right former president is accused of plotting to cling onto power after losing the 2022 elections to his leftist successor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Bolsonaro, 70, has been under house arrest since early August — imposed by the judge overseeing the case after he allegedly flouted the ban on his use of social media.

He is banned from social media for the duration of the proceedings, and third parties are barred from sharing his public remarks.

But federal police revealed this week that Bolsonaro repeatedly violated restri

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