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Today, Brazil under pressure, as U.S. President Trump defends his ally, Jaiyre Bolsonaro.

The tariffs have no commercial motive.

They're political and personal.

We can only hope common sense will prevail.

Now the popular and polarizing former president is placed under house arrest.

So what's next?

I'm Malika Bilal and this is The Take.

I'm Maria Marta Bruno. I am the coordinator for international partnerships at Agenza Publica.

We are a non-profit investigative newsroom in Brazil. I am a former producer

for Al Jazeera and for NBC News. Maria Marza, welcome to the take. It's really good to have you

here. Let's start near the sands of Copacabana, that iconic crescent-shaped beach in Rio de Janeiro,

where supporters of former far-right president Jail Bolsonaro gathered on Sunday at a rally. Set the scene for us. What was happening,

and how did it lead to a judge ordering Bolsonaro to house arrest?

Copacabana is a classic setting for Bolsonaro's supporters' rally.

He's been doing this for many, many years.

That's the place where they get her to protest or to support Bolsonaro when he was in office

and when he, after he lost the election.

So the last rally in Copacabana Beach had one of Bolsonaro's sons, a senator,

Flavio Bolsonaro, on stage.

The problem that took place was that he did a live stream of Bolsonaro, a former President

Bolsonaro, while President Bolsonaro was in his house in Brasilia, saluting, cheering to the

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