US EditionBrazil’s Bolsonaro to Meet a Judge a Day After His Early Arrest
Bolsonaro allegedly tampered with his ankle monitor to evade a 27-year prison sentence for a coup attempt, prompting his arrest and federal police custody, court documents show.
- On Saturday, Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the detainment of Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil, after his conviction for leading a coup attempt and 27-year sentence in September.
- Wearing an ankle monitor since July, Bolsonaro was placed under house arrest in early August while his lawyers pleaded to keep him at home citing poor health.
- Court documents allege Bolsonaro tried to open the ankle monitor with a soldering iron, which showed `clear and significant signs of malfunction` and burn marks, while his son encouraged demonstrations.
- He was taken to the federal police headquarters in Brasilia as supporters demonstrated outside and a trumpeter played a funeral march, while Bolsonaro's lawyers denied the ankle monitor claims.
- The Supreme Court panel will vote Monday on the order as Alexandre de Moraes warned Bolsonaro might flee to an embassy, citing other defendants in the coup case who left Brazil.
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro to meet a judge a day after his early arrest
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will meet a judge on Sunday to discuss the legality of his imprisonment during his first full day of preemptive jailing at federal police headquarters in the capital, Brasilia.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to meet a judge a day after his early arrest
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will meet a judge on Sunday to discuss the legality of his imprisonment during his first full day of preemptive jailing at federal police headquarters in the capital, Brasilia.
How the arrest of former president Jair Bolsonaro has divided Brazilians
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Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro placed in preventive detention following an astonishing escape attempt
Under house arrest as he pursues his final appeals against a conviction for attempting a coup, the far-right former president tried to burn through his electronic ankle monitor. He has since been placed in isolation.
In Brazil, the Pre-Trial Detention of Former President Bolsonaro Arouses the Anger of His Supporters
RECITAL - Fearing that he would take refuge in a friendly embassy, after damaging his electronic bracelet with a soldering iron, a judge of the Supreme Court ordered the pre-trial detention of the former president, sentenced to 27 years in prison for attempted coup d'état.
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