"A close aide told The Associated Press news agency that the embattled former leader was taken to the police headquarters in the capital, Brasilia. Bolsonaro's aide Andriely Cirino confirmed to AP that the arrest took place at about 6am (03:00 GMT) on Saturday. The force said in a short statement, which did not name Bolsonaro, that it acted on the request of Brazil's Supreme Court."
"The 70-year-old former president was taken from his house in a gated community in the upscale Jardim Botanico neighbourhood to the federal police headquarters, Cirino said. Local media reported that Bolsonaro, who was Brazil's president from 2019 to 2022, was expected to begin serving his sentence sometime next week after the far-right leader exhausted all appeals of his conviction for leading a coup attempt."
Brazilian federal police arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia days before he was due to begin a 27-year prison sentence for leading a 2022 coup attempt. Bolsonaro had been under house arrest since August and was transferred to detention following an early-morning operation that the police said was carried out at the Supreme Court's request. He was taken from his gated Jardim Botânico residence to federal police headquarters. Local reports indicate he will start serving his sentence after exhausting appeals. His legal team had sought home imprisonment on health grounds. The conviction followed riots that stormed government buildings after the 2022 election.
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