Brazil’s former president, convicted of a foiled coup, is under arrest after taking a soldering iron to the monitoring device.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was arrested for tampering with his ankle monitoring device while under house arrest for attempting a coup after his 2022 election loss. He claimed “hallucinations” from a medication change led him to act, insisting he was not trying to escape. Despite his lawyers arguing for continued house arrest due to health issues, a Supreme Court panel will soon vote on the pre-emptive arrest order. President Lula stated the court’s decision regarding Bolsonaro’s actions is widely acknowledged.
