Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest while he appeals a conviction for a foiled coup attempt, has been taken into custody after the Supreme Court deemed him a high flight risk.
The court said Bolsonaro who was sentenced to 27 years in prison over a scheme to stop Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office after the 2022 elections, had attempted to disable his ankle monitor in order to flee.
Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes said Bolsonaro’s detention was a preventive measure as final appeals play out.
In a video made public by the court, Bolsonaro admitted that he had used a soldering iron on the monitoring bracelet out of “curiosity.” The video showed the device badly damaged and burned, but still on his ankle.
The 70-year-old Bolsonaro, who governed Brazil from 2019 to 2022, was placed under house arrest in August and has been confined to an upscale condominium in the capital, Brasilia.
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