‘Supreme humiliation,’ says Bolsonaro about restrictive measures imposed by the STF
20 de July de 2025
By Marcela Leiros – From Cenarium
MANAUS (AM) – Former president Jair Bolsonaro stated that the operation and precautionary measures imposed by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) against him aim to cause “supreme humiliation.”
The statement was made this Friday, the 18th, to the press after Bolsonaro left the Secretariat of Penitentiary Administration (Seap) of the Federal District, where the electronic ankle monitor was placed on the former president.
“I never thought about leaving Brazil, I never thought about going to an embassy, but the precautionary measures are because of that. I can’t go near embassies, I have a curfew, and in my view, the goal is a supreme humiliation,” said Jair Bolsonaro.
Among the measures imposed by the STF are the use of an electronic ankle monitor and a ban on accessing social media, as well as remaining at home between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., and a prohibition on communicating with ambassadors, foreign diplomats, and other defendants under STF investigation.
Operation
Former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) is the target of a Federal Police (PF) operation on the morning of Friday, July 18, in Brasília (DF). The warrants are being carried out at Bolsonaro’s residence and at locations connected to the Liberal Party (PL), the former president’s political party.
He will be required to wear an electronic ankle monitor as a restrictive measure and will not be allowed to access social media. The measures were ordered by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and confirmed to the press by Bolsonaro’s defense attorneys.
Other precautionary measures also include remaining at home between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., and a ban on communication with ambassadors and foreign diplomats, as well as with other defendants under investigation by the STF.
According to Folha de S. Paulo, the confidential proceeding that led to the application of measures against Bolsonaro was filed at the STF and assigned to the office of Justice Alexandre de Moraes on July 11, two days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on Brazilian products, citing the case against the former president at the STF.
Federal Police
The Federal Police seized approximately US$14,000 during the search operation carried out against the former president, according to agents following the actions. Bolsonaro’s defense stated it received the precautionary measures “with surprise and indignation.” It also said that he “has always complied with all rulings from the Judiciary.”
In posts on social media, the national PL and the party’s president, Valdemar Costa Neto, jointly shared an image of Bolsonaro in front of a replica of the Brazilian flag, with the following text: “You will see that one of your sons does not run from battle.” In the caption, the party refers to Bolsonaro as “captain” and affirms that he is not alone.
In another post, the party expressed “strangeness and repudiation” regarding the Federal Police operation against the former president and the room Bolsonaro occupies within the party. In the statement, the Liberal Party questions what justifies the action if Bolsonaro has always made himself available to the authorities and claims the measure ordered by the STF is disproportionate.
“The PL considers the measure determined by the Federal Supreme Court disproportionate, especially given the absence of any resistance or refusal on the part of President Bolsonaro to cooperate with all investigative bodies,” the party declared.
This is not the first search operation against the former president. In February 2024, the PF executed search and arrest warrants against former ministers from his administration and military personnel involved in the coup plot to keep Bolsonaro in power. One of the targets was the former president himself. He was required to surrender his passport to the PF.