Continuing controversy in the case of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. The fiery right-wing leader was convicted of attempting to lead a coup after his election loss to current President Lula da Silva in 2022. However, that trial and its outcome have been the source of great contention in the highly polarized political world of Brazil. Accusations of biases from the Supreme Federal Court’s most powerful justice (who was himself a target of the alleged plot) have been leveled by many on the right. US President Trump himself criticized the imprisonment of his political ally. Still, it came as a further surprise when Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the ex-President to be taken from house arrest into police custody on the 15th. The reason for that provocative decision was apparently that Bolsonaro’s ankle monitor had been tampered with. The authorities later reported that Bolsonaro had attempted to use a soldering iron on the device to remove it. There is concern amongst those in the justice system that Bolsonaro is a flight risk, as he has made previous indications of wanting to leave the country. For now, he remains in custody, continuing to serve his 27-year sentence.
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