Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered that the former right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro be put under house arrest, BBC reported.

He is standing trial over allegations he plotted a coup, which he denies.

President Donald Trump has used Bolsonaro's trial, which he calls a "witch-hunt", as a justification for imposing 50% tariffs on some Brazilian goods despite the US having a trade surplus with Brazil, according to BBC.

The judge in charge of investigating Bolsonaro, Alexandre de Moraes, said the decision was because Mr Bolsonaro hadn't complied with restraining orders put on him last month.