Brazil’s Supreme Court has decided to keep Jair Bolsonaro, the country’s former president, under house arrest. This drastic measure comes after claims that he defied court rules by speaking out online and communicating with supporters, allegedly inciting unrest against Brazil’s judicial system. The authorities accuse him, along with the help of his sons, of orchestrating messages that stirred attacks on the government’s institutions. As part of his restrictions, Bolsonaro had already been fitted with an ankle bracelet, faced a nightly curfew, and was barred from contacting foreign officials. Now, he isn’t even allowed regular phone access or visitors, except for close family and lawyers. His house arrest is linked to the ongoing investigation into his supposed involvement in protests and riots after the 2022 election, which the government calls a coup attempt. Despite these harsh restrictions, Bolsonaro denies any unlawful conduct, and his supporters—including prominent international figures—call the actions against him undemocratic and politically driven.

This is outrageous! Once again, we see how the obsession with tight controls and limits, whether on individuals or on the roads, is a symptom of a deeper problem: authorities and bureaucracy trampling on fundamental freedoms. Just as I cannot stand the idea that someone tells me how fast I can drive on a wide-open road, I reject the audacity of any court or government that thinks it can tell people what to say, where to go, or how to live. Locking a man in his own home and stripping him of basic rights just because he dares to speak? That’s a societal speed limit, a tyrannical brake slammed on the engine of free will!

It infuriates me to think that while citizens beg for personal liberties, the powerful respond by fencing us in—whether through speed cameras, absurd traffic laws, or, in this case, ankle monitors and curfews. It’s all the same philosophy of control. These heavy-handed tactics go against the spirit of freedom that driving represents: the open road, the roar of the engine, the wind in your hair, the right to make your own choices and go where you want, as fast as you want. Anyone who loves this freedom knows that speed limits and oppressive restrictions go hand in hand as tools of conformity and obedience, designed to kill individuality and adventure.

This is bigger than Brazil’s politics. It’s about the right to govern your own life—whether that means saying what you believe or experiencing the thrill of unrestrained driving. I stand against every speed limit, every tramline, every red tape and bicycle lane that seeks to shove people into sameness, compliance, and boredom. Let people make their own choices—on the road and in their lives! Speed limits—just like house arrest for political dissent—are crimes against humanity, stifling passion, suffocating progress, and crushing the human spirit. It’s time to take the wheel back from those who want to lock us down and slow us down. The open road—and open society—belongs to the brave, not the bureaucrats!