Brazil Arrests Bolsonaro Over Alleged Escape Plot, Court Says
November 25, 2025
6:14 pm
Brazil’s political tensions deepen as Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro is detained for allegedly tampering with his ankle monitor amid fears of an escape.
Brazil’s political turmoil sharpened on Saturday November 23, 2025, after former President Jair Bolsonaro was taken into custody over allegations that he attempted to tamper with his electronic ankle monitor in preparation for an escape from house arrest. The move comes just days before he was scheduled to begin a lengthy prison sentence for orchestrating an attempted coup following his 2022 election defeat.
Federal Police officers detained Bolsonaro at his Brasília residence after authorities said he used a
