Overview
- Federal Police executed a Supreme Federal Court order around 6 a.m. in Brasília, transferring Jair Bolsonaro from house arrest to the Federal Police directorate and placing him in a room for former officials.
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes cited a just‑after‑midnight alert suggesting possible tampering with Bolsonaro’s electronic monitor and noted supporter mobilization called by his son as factors increasing risk.
- The court characterized the move as a public‑order measure rather than the start of his more than 27‑year sentence for plotting to overturn the 2022 election.
- The September conviction is not yet final, with one appeal dismissed and further remedies pending, including a defense request to serve the term at home on health grounds.
- Brazilian outlets report the detention will be reviewed by an STF panel in the coming days, and the arrest was ordered to occur without handcuffs or media staging.