Overview
- Federal Police moved Jair Bolsonaro from house arrest to preventive detention at their headquarters in Brasília, placing him in a special area for former heads of state.
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the monitor registered suspected tampering shortly after midnight and flagged risks linked to a planned nighttime vigil outside Bolsonaro’s home.
- Authorities noted concerns that gatherings by supporters could hinder control measures or facilitate a dash to nearby embassies to seek asylum.
- Bolsonaro’s September conviction for attempting to overturn the 2022 election carries a sentence of more than 27 years but is not yet final as appeals continue.
- His lawyers sought permission to serve time at home on health grounds, a request the Supreme Court said was moot following his arrest, with a court panel set to review the measure in the coming days.