Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday voted to uphold the imprisonment of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was detained over the weekend for tampering with his ankle monitor using a soldering iron.
Bolsonaro was taken into custody on Saturday from his home where he had been under house arrest after a judge declared him a flight risk as he appeals a 27-year sentence for plotting a failed coup.
The three other justices in the court’s first chamber also voted to uphold Bolsonaro’s detention, which will become official once the virtual session ends at 11pm local time.
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Moraes reiterated that there had been “very serious indications of a possible attempt to flee” during a planned vigil organised by Bolsonaro’s son outside his home.
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