Bolsonaro was arrested after he broke his ankle monitor. This happened right after his son, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, called for a vigil outside the former president’s house. The supreme court justice, Alexandre de Moraes, said Bolsonaro’s escape would have been “facilitated by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his son”.

Brazil's federal police arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of leading a coup attempt, on Saturday.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was detained in Brasilia because of a possible "attempted escape" to an embassy before he was to begin his prison sentence.

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro was arrested Saturday and deemed a flight risk for an alleged attempt to avoid his 27-year prison sentence related to his efforts to stay in power in

With Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro preparing to serve a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup, many families who lost loved ones to COVID-19 say the conviction offers a measure of vindication even though it is unrelated to his handling of the pandemic.

Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro asked Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to allow him to serve his 27-year sentence under house arrest, citing health concerns, a document seen by Reuters on Friday showed.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, jailed for attempting a coup, claimed he violated his ankle monitor due to hallucinations and a nervous breakdown caused by medication changes. The Supreme Court labeled him a flight risk.

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was taken into preventive custody in the early hours of Saturday following an order issued by the Federal Supreme Court, authorities confirmed.