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Brazil Federal Police Detain Bolsonaro After Supreme Court Cites Flight Risk

Justices said he posed a flight risk based on recent tampering with his ankle monitor.

Overview

  • Officers executed the court order and took the former president to a federal police facility in Brasília.
  • The Supreme Federal Court revoked his house arrest after finding evidence he tried to remove his electronic monitor and could seek refuge in nearby embassies.
  • He had been confined at home since August for violating a court ban on social-media use during his trial.
  • Bolsonaro was convicted in September of plotting to overturn the 2022 election and received a 27-year‑3‑month sentence.
  • His lawyers cited deteriorating health in bids to delay incarceration, but the custodial order proceeded.