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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's lawyers have appealed his house arrest. - Reuters

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Bolsonaro appeals house arrest

Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have appealed a house arrest order imposed against him earlier this week, a document sent to the Supreme Courtshows.

Bolsonaro was placed under house arrest on Monday after an order was issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes against him.

Moraes' decision cited a failure to comply with restraining orders he had imposed on Bolsonaro for allegedly courting US President Donald Trump's interference in the case.

Bolsonaro's lawyers had already said that they would appeal the decision to place him under house arrest.

In the document sent on Wednesday, the lawyers said that Bolsonaro did not breach the restraining orders. They also asked for the house arrest order to be voted on by a wider panel of Supreme Court justices.

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