Jair Bolsonaro: Brazilian Ex-President Arrested After Being Determined a Flight Risk

‘Apocalypse In The Tropics’ Director Petra Costa On Bolsonaro Arrest, Investigation Into Christian Nationalist Pastor In Her Oscar-Contending Film

The arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s capital is making headlines worldwide, and thrusting an Oscar-contending film into the spotlight. Federal police took Bolsonaro into custody on Saturday after Brazil’s Supreme Court determined there was evidence he was planning to escape house arrest and possibly flee to a foreign embassy days before he was set to begin a 27-year prison sentence. He was convicted in September of trying …

Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape and avoid 27-year prison term

BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil's federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid...

Ex-president of Brazil attempted to remove ankle bracelet

The damaged device transmitted a signal to enforcement authorities

Bolsonaro taken to detention facility for posing concrete flight risk

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was under house arrest serving a 27-year prison sentence for masterminding the Jan. 8, 2023, attempted coup d'état, was transferred Saturday to a detention facility after he tampered with his ankle tracking device. According to some local outlets, he had planned to seek asylum in an Argentine or US diplomatic mission.

Bolsonaro arrested after alleged bid to flee before 27-year prison term

Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested for allegedly trying to escape days before he was set to start his 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup. Brazil’s...

Ex-Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro 'tried to open ankle monitor' with soldering iron in 'escape attempt', court documents allege

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after allegedly trying to open his ankle monitor with a soldering iron in a bid to flee and avoid a jail term, according to court documents.