By Luciana Magalhaes, Ricardo Brito and Lisandra Paraguassu SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil's Supreme Court was caught off-guard by Justice Alexandre de Moraes' decision late on Monday to place former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest,

The trial of the far-right leader is receiving renewed attention after U.S. President Donald Trump directly tied a 50% tariff on imported Brazilian goods to his ally's judicial situation.

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.