Overview
- Federal police took Bolsonaro into custody in Brasília on Saturday morning and confirmed he underwent an intake medical examination.
- The detention ends more than 100 days of court-ordered house arrest tied to a separate proceeding over alleged violations.
- He was sentenced in September to 27 years and three months for leading a plot to block Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s 2023 inauguration, a judgment that is not yet final after his first appeal was dismissed.
- Brazilian media reported the new custody is preventive under a Supreme Court order to protect public order, citing suspected breaches of electronic monitoring and flight risk.
- Bolsonaro’s lawyers have petitioned for him to serve his sentence at home for humanitarian reasons, citing multiple health issues and referencing the Fernando Collor de Mello precedent.