Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro appears in the doorway of his house, during his house arrest, in Brasilia, Brazil, on Nov. 21, 2025. Mateus Bonomi/Reuters
Police have taken former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro into custody after the country’s highest court determined that he presented a “concrete flight risk” while under house arrest.
In an order issued on Nov. 22 and reviewed by The Epoch Times, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the detention was a preventative measure prompted by “new facts,” including an alleged plan by Bolsonaro to break his electronic ankle monitor and a public call for a vigil outside his home that could “allow for a possible escape.”
