Overview
- Federal police carried out a provisional detention order for Jair Bolsonaro, which the judge said is not the start of his 27-year sentence.
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes cited a high risk of escape, noting a supporters’ vigil near Bolsonaro’s home and the possibility he could seek refuge in a nearby embassy.
- Court-released video shows damage to Bolsonaro’s monitoring bracelet; he acknowledged using a soldering iron on it, saying he was curious.
- Bolsonaro’s lawyers are pursuing humanitarian home confinement, citing health issues including complications from a 2018 stabbing and a recent skin cancer diagnosis.
- The former president was convicted in September of leading a criminal organization and attempting a coup, with prosecutors alleging plans to assassinate Lula, Vice President Alckmin and Justice de Moraes.