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Ideally, lawyers wanted their famous client back in South Florida under house arrest and to limit his travel to legal appointments only.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest, did not join the marches.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Student protesters pushing Chinese political leaders to adopt liberal reforms found tacit support from Deng’s second heir apparent, Zhao Ziyang, until Deng pushed him aside and placed him under house arrest.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
Uribe, who was placed under house arrest for two months in 2020, is head of the powerful Democratic Center party and was a senator for years both before and after his presidency.
—CNN Money, 28 July 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest, did not join the marches.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Student protesters pushing Chinese political leaders to adopt liberal reforms found tacit support from Deng’s second heir apparent, Zhao Ziyang, until Deng pushed him aside and placed him under house arrest.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
Uribe, who was placed under house arrest for two months in 2020, is head of the powerful Democratic Center party and was a senator for years both before and after his presidency.
—CNN Money, 28 July 2025
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20arrest. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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