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Brazil's Supreme Court Orders Preventive Arrest of Jair Bolsonaro

Federal Police took him into custody at dawn to contain risks linked to a supporter vigil.

Overview

  • Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Federal Court issued the warrant for preventive detention.
  • Federal Police arrested Bolsonaro around 6 a.m. and transported him to the superintendent's office in Brasília.
  • He is being held in a representation room typically used for high-profile detainees.
  • The measure is precautionary and separate from his 27-year, 3-month sentence from September, which remains under appeal.
  • His legal team petitioned to keep him under house arrest citing health concerns, and a defense lawyer questioned the basis for the arrest.