The arrest came days before the former president was expected to be ordered to begin a 27-year prison sentence for staging a failed coup.

Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was detained early Saturday in Brasilia because of a possible "attempted escape" to an embassy days before he was to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.

Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro over claims he was planning to escape before starting his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.

SAO PAULO - Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro asked Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to allow him to serve his 27-year sentence under house arrest, citing health concerns, a document seen by Reuters on Friday showed. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Former right-wing leader preemptively detained at his Brasilia villa ahead of jail term for leading coup attempt; law enforcement says it acted at request of Brazil’s Supreme Court

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered the preemptive arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday, with a judge claiming he was intent on escaping just days before he was set to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. The 70-year-old politician was taken to the headquarters of the country’s […]

A person familiar with the matter said it was a preventative measure related to the terms of his house arrest. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.