Overview
- Federal Police took the former president into custody in Brasília and housed him at headquarters, with authorities stressing this is not the start of his 27‑year sentence, which is still under appeal.
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes cited a 00:08 monitoring alert consistent with damage to the device, and court‑released video shows Bolsonaro saying he applied a soldering iron to the ankle monitor "out of curiosity."
- A defense request to serve time at home on health grounds was denied following the arrest, while remaining appeals are pending but viewed as unlikely to succeed.
- Officials pointed to a vigil urged by his son outside Bolsonaro’s residence and the proximity of foreign embassies as factors that could facilitate escape or an asylum bid.
- Bolsonaro had been under strict house arrest for earlier violations, as political allies rally supporters and international reactions continue, including prior criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump and partial rollback of tariffs imposed on Brazilian goods.