Brazils Bolsonaro Detained After Court Rules Supporters Vigil Posed Risk of Escape

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaves the hospital where he went to undergo a skin surgery procedure, authorized by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, leaving house arrest, in Brasilia, Brazil, on Sept. 14, 2025. Mateus Bonomi/ReutersPolice of Brazil have taken former President Jair Bolsonaro into custody after the country’s highest court determined he presented a “concrete flight risk” while under house arrest.In an order issued on Nov. 22 and reviewed by The Epoch Times, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the detention was a preventative measure prompted by “new facts,” including an alleged plan by Bolsonaro to break his electronic ankle monitor and a public call for a vigil outside his home that could “allow for a possible escape.”