"Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversaw the case, said in his ruling that Bolsonaro's ankle monitor, which he has worn since July 18 for being deemed a flight risk, was violated at 0:08 a.m of Saturday."
""That information shows the intent of the convict to break the ankle monitoring to assure his escape is successful, which would be made easier by the confusion that would be caused by a demonstration organized by his son," the justice said. He said there was a chance of Bolsonaro fleeing to embassies in his neighborhood to request political asylum. The Supreme Court justice also mentioned other defendants in the coup case and political allies of the former president leaving Brazil to avoid jail."
"De Moraes said Bolsonaro's arrest "should be made with all respect to the dignity of former President Jair Messias Bolsonaro, without the use of handcuffs and without any media exposition." Bolsonaro's aide Andriely Cirino confirmed to The Associated Press that the arrest took place around 6 a.m. on Saturday, only hours after de Moraes made the unexpected decision. The former president was taken from his house in a gated community in the upscale Jardim Botanico neighborhood to the federal police headquarters, Cirino said."
Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the preemptive arrest of Jair Bolsonaro after authorities said his ankle monitoring device was breached shortly before he was to begin a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. Justice Alexandre de Moraes cited the alleged violation at 0:08 a.m. and warned that a demonstration organized by Bolsonaro's son could create confusion aiding an escape. De Moraes also noted the risk of Bolsonaro seeking asylum at nearby embassies and mentioned other defendants and allies leaving Brazil. The former president was moved from house arrest in Jardim Botanico to federal police headquarters in Brasilia around 6 a.m.
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