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Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court Upholds Detention of Former President Jair Bolsonaro After He Admits Tampering with Ankle Monitor<\/strong><\/p>\n Bras\u00edlia, 25 November 2025 (BNN Web Staff)<\/strong>\u2013 Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled to keep jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro in pre-trial detention, dealing a severe blow to the 70-year-old far-right leader who is already serving a 27-year sentence for attempting to overthrow democracy after his 2022 election defeat.<\/p>\n The decision, issued on Monday by a four-justice panel, came hours after Bolsonaro personally admitted to a judge that he deliberately tried to destroy the electronic ankle monitor he had been forced to wear since August while under house arrest.<\/p>\n Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who has led multiple investigations against Bolsonaro, described the act as \u201cserious misconduct\u201d and clear evidence that the ex-president \u201cposes a flight risk and continues to show contempt for judicial authority\u201d. Moraes issued the arrest warrant on Saturday and ordered Bolsonaro\u2019s immediate transfer from house arrest to a cell at Federal Police headquarters in the capital Bras\u00edlia.<\/p>\n How Events Unfolded<\/strong><\/p>\n In his ruling, Moraes wrote: \u201cBolsonaro has admitted to gravely improper conduct by destroying the monitoring device, repeatedly violating precautionary measures and demonstrating clear disrespect toward the court.\u201d<\/p>\n Background: A 27-Year Sentence and Multiple Probes<\/strong><\/p>\n Bolsonaro was convicted earlier this year of orchestrating a failed coup attempt after losing the 2022 presidential election to leftist Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva. He faces separate ongoing trials for:<\/p>\n Streets Calm, Politics Heating Up<\/strong><\/p>\n While thousands of supporters and opponents took to the streets in several cities over the weekend, Monday saw only a small, rain-soaked protest outside Federal Police headquarters in Bras\u00edlia. Passing drivers honked horns \u2014 some in support of Bolsonaro, others in celebration of his arrest.<\/p>\n With Congress resuming sessions this week, political tension is set to spike. Senator Fl\u00e1vio Bolsonaro, the former president\u2019s eldest son, vowed to press ahead with an amnesty bill for his father, though momentum has slowed in recent months.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will get this done in 2026,\u201d Fl\u00e1vio declared, while acknowledging that some conservative allies now prefer S\u00e3o Paulo Governor Tarc\u00edsio de Freitas as the right-wing candidate for the next presidential election instead of a family member.<\/p>\n As Brazil\u2019s polarized politics braces for another stormy week, Jair Bolsonaro begins what could be a lengthy stay behind bars \u2014 a dramatic fall for the once-powerful leader who still commands a passionate base but now faces the full weight of the country\u2019s highest court.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court Upholds Detention of Former President Jair Bolsonaro After He Admits Tampering with Ankle Monitor Bras\u00edlia, 25<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2768,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[229],"tags":[2297,2298,2299,674,2300,2301,2302,2303,2304,2305,2306,2307,2308,2309],"class_list":["post-33611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news","tag-alexandre-de-moraes","tag-amnesty-debate","tag-ankle-monitor-tampering","tag-bnn-web","tag-bolsonaro-family","tag-brazil-news","tag-brazilian-politics","tag-coup-attempt-case","tag-federal-police-brasilia","tag-jair-bolsonaro-arrest","tag-january-8-riot","tag-lula-government","tag-pre-trial-detention","tag-supreme-court-ruling"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"colormag-highlighted-post":false,"colormag-featured-post-medium":false,"colormag-featured-post-small":false,"colormag-featured-image":false,"colormag-default-news":false,"colormag-featured-image-large":false},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/18e12f979c7dbcc2096868fc531de295a11443c392b4bb6e60ce343131707eaa?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":false,"magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":" Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court Upholds Detention of Former President Jair Bolsonaro After He Admits Tampering with Ankle Monitor Bras\u00edlia, 25","magazineBlocksPostCategories":["World News"],"magazineBlocksPostViewCount":1,"magazineBlocksPostReadTime":3,"magazine_blocks_featured_image_url":{"full":false,"medium":false,"thumbnail":false},"magazine_blocks_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/?author=3"},"magazine_blocks_comment":0,"magazine_blocks_author_image":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/18e12f979c7dbcc2096868fc531de295a11443c392b4bb6e60ce343131707eaa?s=96&d=mm&r=g","magazine_blocks_category":"World News<\/a>","videoUrl":"","yoast_head":"\n\n
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