Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election — a case that has gripped the South American country as it faces a trade war with the Trump administration.

SÃO PAULO—Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro be put under house arrest, as the country’s top justices weigh evidence that he plotted a military takeover in 2022.

Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered the house arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro, prompting swift condemnation from the Trump administration.