Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was transferred from house arrest into police custody on Saturday after the Supreme Court ruled he posed a significant flight risk while appealing his conviction for attempting to overturn the 2022 election results.
The far-right firebrand was sentenced to 27 years in prison over a plot to stop leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office after 2022 elections.
Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes, who is leading the trial against Bolsonaro, said his arrest was a preventative measure as he is a "high flight risk", and not the execution of his s
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