Bolsonaro Taken Into Preventive Custody in Brasília Under STF Order

Overview

• Minister Alexandre de Moraes converted Jair Bolsonaro’s house arrest into preventive detention at the request of the Federal Police.
• The decision cites a violation of the electronic monitor at 12:08 a.m. and a vigil called by Senator Flávio Bolsonaro as factors heightening escape and disorder risks.
• The order required a discreet operation without handcuffs, and Bolsonaro was taken to a reserved State Room at the Federal Police superintendence in Brasília.
• Officials emphasize this is a precautionary measure and does not begin the 27‑year prison sentence imposed by the STF’s First Panel in September.
• Bolsonaro’s defense filed an urgent request for humanitarian home custody on medical grounds, and no similar preventive orders targeted other convicted co‑defendants.