SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered to wear an ankle monitor, authorities said on Friday, in a move he described as “a supreme humiliation.”
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The development came as federal police conducted searches at his home and his party’s headquarters in Brasília, in compliance with a Supreme Court order.
The order prohibits Bolsonaro to leave the house at night, communicate with foreign ambassadors and diplomats or approach embassies. The former president is also barred from using social media or contacting other individuals under investigation by the Supreme Court, including his son, Eduardo Bolsonaro, a Brazilian lawmaker who currently lives in the United States and is known for his close ties to U.S. President Donald Trump.
“It is a supreme humiliation,” Bolsonaro told journalists in Brasilia after putting on the ankle monitoring. “I never thought about leaving Brazil, I never thought about going to an embassy, but the precautionary measures are because of that.”
On Thursday, Trump wrote to Bolsonaro describing his ally’s treatment by the Brazilian legal system as terrible and unjust. “This trial should end immediately!,” the U.S. President said, adding that he “strongly voiced” his disapproval through his tariff policy.
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro leaves the Secretariat of Penitentiary Administration where he arrived after the Supreme Court ordered him to be fitted with an electronic ankle monitor in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Nova)
The Supreme Court’s restrictions on Bolsonaro are part of a second investigation against Eduardo for allegedly working with U.S. authorities to impose sanctions against Brazilian officials.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is also the rapporteur of the case, said that the former president and his son’s recent actions were “blatant confessions of criminal conduct,” such as coercion during legal proceedings, obstruction of investigations and attacks on national sovereignty.
“Alexandre de Moraes doubled down,” Eduardo said on X, mentioning the order to the Supreme Court justice ahead of the criminal cases against his father. His elder brother, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, said on X: “Prohibiting a father from speaking to his own son is the greatest symbol of the hatred that has consumed Alexandre de Moraes.”
Live aerial footage from local broadcasters showed federal police vehicles outside Bolsonaro’s residence in Brasília.
Federal police stand outside the Secretariat of Penitentiary Administration office where Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro arrived after the Supreme Court ordered him to be fitted with an electronic ankle monitor, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Congressman Sóstenes Cavalcante, the leader of Bolsonaro’s party in the lower house, told The Associated Press that officers also searched Bolsonaro’s office at the party’s headquarters. He described the operation as “another chapter in the persecution of conservatives and right-wing figures” in Brazil.
A lawyer for Bolsonaro did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On Tuesday, Brazil’s Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet said in a report to the Supreme Court that the “evidence is clear: the defendant acted systematically, throughout his mandate and after his defeat at the polls, to incite insurrection and the destabilization of the democratic rule of law.”
Bolsonaro has described the trial on X as a “witch hunt,” echoing a term used by Trump when he came to his South American ally’s defense last week.
Last week, Trump imposed a 50% import tax on Brazil, directly tying the tariffs to Bolsonaro’s trial. The U.S. president has hosted the former Brazilian president at his Mar-a-Lago resort when both were in power in 2020. Trump compared the Brazilian’s situation to his own. On Tuesday, speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump repeated the claim that the trial is a “witch hunt.”
A source at Brazil’s Supreme Court said some justices have already made it clear among themselves that U.S. tariffs will have no effect on Bolsonaro’s trial, which is expected to resume between August and September. The staffer spoke under condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
Mauricio Savarese contributed reporting in Sao Paulo.
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Officers responded to the 400 block of West Maryland Avenue in the North End just before 1 a.m. Friday and found the man had been shot in the hand.
“Preliminary information indicates the round was fired outside of the home and the victim was randomly struck,” said Alyssa Arcand, a St. Paul police spokeswoman. “This investigation is active and ongoing.”
St. Paul Fire Department medics took the man to the hospital to be treated for a non-life threatening injury.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will release some previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Office of Management and Budget to allow the funds to be sent to states.
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President Donald Trump’s administration on July 1 withheld more than $6 billion in federal grants for after-school and summer programs, adult literacy and English language instruction, as part of a review to ensure spending aligned with the White House’s priorities. About $1.3 billion of that funding supported after-school programming for children.
In a letter sent Wednesday, Republican senators said the withheld money supported programs that had longstanding bipartisan support and were critical to local communities.
“We share your concern about taxpayer money going to fund radical left-wing programs,” the senators wrote. “However, we do not believe that is happening with these funds.”
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DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — When the running gets hard in this desert dubbed “hell on Earth,” Danny Westergaard tells himself: “Slow and steady” or “smooth as butter.”
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For 18 years, Westergaard, 66, has braved the scorching summer heat of California’s Death Valley in an ultramarathon billed as the world’s toughest. Last week, 99 runners from across the globe embarked on a grueling 135 mile competition from the lowest point below sea level of North America to the trailhead of the highest peak in the contiguous U.S. They had 48 hours to do it. Few have completed the competition as many times as Westergaard, a retired aerospace project manager, though finishing is not a given.
“It’s just become like a summer ritual and a family reunion,” he said. “I feel at home when I’m here. It’s my tribe.”
For the 37th year, the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon challenged athletes to withstand stretches of this dry, searing desert. The race takes place in July, when temperatures have soared into the 130s F. Even as a place of extremes, Death Valley is not immune to global warming. Seven of its hottest summers have occurred in the past 10 years, according to the National Park Service. And if planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current pace, more places could experience its broiling temperatures.
Over two days, Westergaard would trek up and down mountain ranges, past sand dunes and salt flats, through quaint towns and vast desertscapes amid temperatures as high as 117 F. He tried to smile throughout, even when he felt miserable.
Danny Westergaard, left, cools of with water with pacing help from daughter Madison Westergaard as the sun rises during the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
“It just lifts you up,” he said of smiling so others smile back.
First night: The race begins
At 8 p.m., the first wave of runners take off. Westergaard jogs up a ramp into the pale light of dusk. It’s 113 F, and it feels like a blow dryer to the face.
Leap frogging in a van behind him is his cheer squad and support crew – Jennifer Drain, his smiley cousin back for the 17th year, and daughters Meagan, who has attended before, and Madison, a first timer. The crew, who playfully call Westergaard “wiener dog,” are hauling everything he needs: food, ice, water, electrolytes.
This heat can kill. Soaring body temperatures can lead to organ failure and strain the heart, especially for people with heart disease, and cause heat stroke. To prevent that they keep him cool. They spray mist on him and pour ice into his hat and a bandana wrapped around his neck. His drinking water is ice cold.
Danny Westergaard cools off in the shade while taking a short break during the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
A few hours in, Meagan asks her dad if he’s peed. “Long stream,” he responded of his amount of urine. Staying hydrated is critical. As he sweats, he’s losing liquids that can critically stress kidneys if not replenished. Dehydration can cause organs to fail from lack of blood, oxygen and nutrients, leading to seizures and death.
No runners have died doing the competition, but heat-related issues are common, said Megan Dell, the race’s medical director. Stomach issues can lead to vomiting and dehydration. Hyponatremia — which happens when your blood’s sodium is too low — has sent runners to the hospital.
Westergaard has learned to embrace the rollercoaster. One moment he feels like Superman — the next he could be throwing up on the side of the road, questioning if he’ll make it. “You just suck it up, just like in life, and get through the lows, and it always gets better.”
The next day: Running through “the oven”
The runners dash toward mile 50.8, the critical cut off point they must get to by 10 a.m. or be eliminated. The sun is peaking over the mountains, casting a warm glow over dune fields. It’s 85 F.
“Living the dream, ey?” Westergaard said with a smile, his perky strut now a droopy shuffle.
He pours water on his face and arms and munches some watermelon. Madison paces behind him as they crack jokes. “Get er done! Junior wiener in training!” Meagan yelled.
Danny Westergaard, right, competes with pacing help from daughter Meagan Westergaard during the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Westergaard makes it to the cut off point before 9 a.m. It’s 90 F.
Mile 56: After moving for 14 hours straight, Westergaard rests and eats some avocado toast. “Great! Let’s motor!” he said after 10 minutes sitting on a chair.
Miles later, he begins his descent into “the oven” that is Panamint Valley, usually the hottest part of the race during the hottest part of the day. It’s 96 F and the heat sizzles from above and below. Westergaard runs on the white line on the road because it’s cooler. In hotter years, the asphalt got so hot the bottoms of his shoes felt sticky on the ground.
Westergaard trains year round to acclimate to the heat. As he gets older, he doesn’t tolerate heat as well and has slowed down. His two-hour sauna sessions are now one, and he runs a few times a week instead of daily.
“I’m just out there longer,” he said, “but still getting it done.”
Tony Wolf, kinesiology professor at the University of Georgia, said aging adults generally have reduced heart function compared to younger adults. When combined with the cardiovascular demand of exercise and heat stress, it can cause difficulties.
There isn’t much research about how the bodies of fit older adults, including competitive athletes, regulate internal temperature. “There aren’t a ton of people in their 60s and older who are doing those kinds of events,” said Wolf.
Danny Westergaard cools off with water before starting up after a short break during the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Studies focused on adults before and after a training program found that exercise improved heart function and thermoregulation. That could suggest that the heart and thermoregulation impairments linked to aging are largely mitigated by lifelong fitness, Wolf said.
Second night: Sleepy hallucinations
The runners are spread out now, their flashing lights twinkling in the distance. This night is the toughest for Westergaard as sleep deprivation sets in. He zigzags on the road, barely awake. The runners ahead of him look like they’re running toward him.
In past years, his hallucinations have included people luring him to rest on couches that were actually bushes. Another time, he struck up a conversation with a kid skateboarding by him with a dog. And once, he watched for hours as a guy swung off the edge of the crescent moon, waving down at him.
“It was just clear as day,” Westergaard said of the hallucination.
At 3:10 a.m. at mile 98, he sleeps for 15 minutes under the moonlight.
“No one really quite understands” why he does this, said Madison.
Final day: The push toward the finish
At 11:50 a.m. and around mile 123, Westergaard shuffles through the town of Lone Pine. Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in the continental U.S., soars some 14,500 feet into the blue sky.
Danny Westergaard, leading the center group of runners, competes during the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, Monday, July 7, 2025, near Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Danny Westergaard, left, competes with pacing help from daughter Madison Westergaard as the sun rises during the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Danny Westergaard takes a break while competing in the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Danny Westergaard runs during the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Danny Westergaard reacts while taking a break around the 24-hour mark during the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Danny Westergaard reacts while taking a break around the 24-hour mark during the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Danny Westergaard rests beside Jennifer Drain, his cousin and crew lead, during the second night of the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Danny Westergaard runs as the sun rises during the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, near Lone Pine, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Danny Westergaard, left, competes during the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon beside Jennifer Drain, his cousin and crew lead, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, near Lone Pine, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Danny Westergaard, second from right, nears the finish line of the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon beside daughters Meagan Westergaard, right, Madison Westergaard, and cousin Jennifer Drain, left, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Whitney Portal near Lone Pine, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Danny Westergaard, second from right, embraces daughters Meagan Westergaard, right, and Madison Westergaard after finishing the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Whitney Portal near Lone Pine, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Danny Westergaard, leading the center group of runners, competes during the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, Monday, July 7, 2025, near Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
It’s 92 F as he approaches the final 4,750 foot mountain ascent to the finish line. Westergaard is walking at a snail’s pace and says he’s falling asleep. But his smile hasn’t waned.
“We’ve come a long way,” Westergaard said, Madison pacing behind and spraying him.
“Long way for a burger!” she responded. They giggle while thinking about the veggie burger they’ll buy upon finishing.
Then he does, crossing the finish line with his crew at exactly 45 hours and 29 minutes.
It was his most special Badwater 135 race by far, he says misty eyed, having Meagan and Madison at his side.
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