In a statement, Federal Police said it executed a preventive arrest warrant that had been requested by the police themselves and authorized by the Supreme Court, CNN Brasil reported. He was arrested at his home in Brasília.
Sources told CNN Brasil that a vigil organized by Bolsonaro’s oldest son, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, in front of the complex of residential buildings where the former president lives triggered the request for preventive detention.
Brazil’s Supreme Court said it had received information about the “summoning of supporters” to the vigil which indicated a “high possibility of an attempted escape.”
The gathering could “reach a large scale” and last for several says, resulting in “unpredictable effects, developments, and consequences,” the court said.
In addition, the court said it had been informed that there was a violation of Bolsonaro’s electronic monitoring equipment in the early hours of Saturday morning.
“The information confirms the convict’s intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet in order to ensure the success of his escape, facilitated by the confusion caused by the demonstration,” the court said.
