"Brazil's former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Brasilia. In a brief statement, federal police confirmed officers had executed a preventive arrest warrant at the request of the supreme court. Brazilian media reports said the politician had been taken to a federal police base, seven miles from the presidential palace Bolsonaro occupied from 2019 until 2022, when he lost the election and tried to launch a military coup."
"One of the former president's lawyers, Celso Vilardi, confirmed to AFP on Saturday: He has been imprisoned, but I don't know why. In September, Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison for masterminding a coup to stop the 2022 election winner, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, taking office. However, the court has yet to order Bolsonaro's imprisonment for those crimes while a series of legal procedures and appeals play out."
Federal police executed a preventive arrest warrant for Jair Bolsonaro at his Brasilia villa and took him to a federal police base seven miles from the former presidential palace. Local reports said the arrest aimed to maintain public order, though the precise legal rationale was not immediately clear. Lawyer Celso Vilardi confirmed Bolsonaro was imprisoned but said he did not know why. Bolsonaro was previously sentenced to 27 years and three months for masterminding a coup to block the 2022 election winner from taking office, but that prison term has not yet been enforced amid ongoing appeals. Supporters planned a vigil and protests around his residence.
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