Overview
- Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Jair Bolsonaro moved from house arrest to preventive detention, citing the damaged monitor and a vigil called by his son as risks to control and public order.
- A court-released video shows Bolsonaro applying a soldering iron to the device, which appeared scorched, while a police officer said the monitor remained apparently intact.
- Bolsonaro told the court he experienced paranoia and hallucinations from medications, believed the device was bugged, and said he had no intention to flee.
- His defense filed a renewed request for house arrest on health grounds after an earlier bid was rejected, referencing a medical report about drug interactions that can cause disorientation.
- The former president was sentenced in September to more than 27 years for leading a criminal organization and attempting a coup, and the Supreme Court recently rejected his appeal, with the current preventive detention not counted toward that sentence.