Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president, arrested days before starting decades-long prison sentence

Brazil's federal police arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of leading a coup attempt, on Saturday.
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Brazil’s Supreme Court panel votes to keep Bolsonaro in police custody

Four justices voted to keep the former right-wing president in police custody after his ankle monitor was damaged.

Bolsonaro says ankle monitor damage caused by paranoia

Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president convicted of plotting a coup, has blamed medicine-induced "paranoia" for ...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro says ‘hallucinations’ led him to violate ankle monitoring and cause his arrest

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has told a judge Sunday he violated his ankle monitor due to a nervous breakdown ...

How a Sabotaged Ankle Monitor Ended Bolsonaro’s House Arrest

Shortly before he was expected to start serving a 27-year sentence, Brazil’s former president took a soldering iron to his ...

Bolsonaro held on fears ex-president would flee Brazil seeking asylum

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was detained in Brasilia because of a possible "attempted escape" to an embassy ...

Bolsonaro’s conviction brings vindication for some Brazilians who lost loved ones to COVID-19

With Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro preparing to serve a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup, many families who ...

Bolsonaro says medications made him tamper with tracking device, triggering detention

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday told a judge that medicine-induced paranoia and hallucination caused him ...