He will try to remove the anklet to escape house arrest. Therefore, the Supreme Court decided to apply preventive detention, lifting house arrest, to former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. Judicial documents also mention the risk that he wanted to seek refuge in an embassy close to where he lives. And reportedly, other members of the former president’s inner circle have fled abroad, including MP Alexandre Ramagem, MP Carla Zambelli and Eduardo Bolsonaro. The arrests also came after Bolsonaro’s son, Flávio, called the rallies considered by authorities a risk to citizens and agents.
Bolsonaro was arrested at dawn on orders of the Supreme Court in Brazil at the request of the Federal Police: a precautionary measure to guarantee public order. Bolsonaro, who has been under house arrest since August 4, was taken to Federal Police Headquarters, where he was held in a state room reserved for high-ranking officials.
Reproduction protected by law © Copyright ANSA
