Police in Brazil swooped on the home and political headquarters of Jair Bolsonaro early Friday, searching the properties, ordering the former president to wear an electronic ankle tag, barring him from speaking to foreign officials or approaching embassies and prohibiting him from using social media.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was ordered by his country's supreme court to wear an ankle monitor. He has been lobbying Donald Trump for help.

President Trump’s plan to place tariffs on Brazilian goods because of a legal action against the country’s former president has boosted its leftist leader.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday had his home searched by police and was ordered to wear an ankle monitor, adding to legal pressure that U.S. President Donald Trump has tried to end by threatening a steep tariff on Brazilian goods.

Brazil's president Lula da Silva said the US was using "baseless" measures against his country, saying it was "unacceptable" meddling in its affairs.

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro told Reuters on Friday he expects his son Eduardo Bolsonaro, a Brazilian congressman, to seek U.S. citizenship instead of returning from the United States. In an interview with Reuters after federal police searches of his home and party headquarters,