Bolsonaro arrested by the police before the prison sentence

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro was taken into police custody at a rally on Saturday ahead of a wake by supporters close to home, ending months of house arrest as he appeals a high court case for stage-setting.

Bolsonaro’s lawyer, Celso Vilardi, confirmed the arrest but did not say why. A federal police representative said Bolsonaro’s tests were carried out in Brasilia on Saturday morning.

The Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the arrest in a court decision, which was seen by Reuters, showing the risk of arrest by the police with the ban of the police with the arrest of the police with the arrest of the police with the arrest of the police with the arrest of Bolsona’s house. He also noted evidence of the former president’s ankle sprain the night before.

“This insult caused by the illegal meeting of the supporters of the case has a strong possibility of risking house arrest and other security measures, which allows his eventual escape,” said Moraes in his decision to end the arrest on Saturday.

The judge raised evidence that Bolsonaro had thought he wanted asylum at the Argentine embassy in Brasilia. One of his sons and others close to him fled Brazil to avoid access to the country’s courts, the Moraes commented on his decision.

Another lawyer for Bolsonaro declined to immediately comment on the court’s decision.

The former leader of the Wing-Wing was sentenced in September to 27 years and three months in prison for rigging the elections after losing the 2022 Presidency to Lis

Bolsonaro has been identified as the leader and main beneficiary of the scheme to prevent Lula from taking office in 2023. However, the courts have not yet issued a final arrest warrant in that case, as Bolsonaro has not completed the appeals process.

For more than 100 days, Bolsonaro has been under house arrest for breaching surveillance measures in a separate case with allegations that he has been accused of standing up to him.

US President Donald Trump, who was friendly with Bolsonaro when both were in office, called the case “witchcraft.” He imposed sanctions on what was happening, which justice could resist, and a 50 percent US tariff on most Brazilian goods, which he began rolling out this month.

While under house arrest, Bolsonaro was blocked from using social media, but he accepted visits from political Allies.

His son, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, issued a public call to the media to communicate with supporters of the gathering outside his father’s condominium in Brasilia on Saturday evening.

“I invite you to fight with us,” the senator said in a video posted online. “With your power, the power of the people, we will fight to save Brazil.”

If his appeals are unsuccessful, Bolsonaro’s defense is expected to seek permission to serve his sentence of almost thirty years under house arrest, citing several health issues.

The former president, who was stabbed in the stomach during the 2018 campaign campaign, has a history of hospitalizations and surgeries related to attacks.

Bolsonaro was previously barred from continuing in office until 2030 after the Electoral Court found him guilty of rigging his 2022 campaign.