Preventively arrested her (PL) this Saturday morning (22), in Brasília, in the final stretch of the coup plot process.
The former president was at home and was taken by the PF after the preventive measure was issued, under the justification of guaranteeing public order.
In a statement, the PF said that it served a preventive arrest warrant by decision of the (Supreme Federal Court), which has Alexandre de Moraes as rapporteur of the case.
Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison.
On Friday (21), the defense asked the STF that the former president be kept under house arrest.
In the petition, made to Minister Alexandre de Moraes, rapporteur of the case, the lawyers listed Bolsonaro’s health problems and spoke of a “risk to life”. They asked that the former president be kept at home, where he had already been under house arrest since August 4th.
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