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.