Former president was preventively arrested this Saturday morning for reasons of ‘guaranteeing public order’
The former president allegedly tried to remove his electronic ankle bracelet in the early hours of Saturday (22), before his preventive arrest. According to the document that determined the captain’s arrest, during the early hours of this Saturday, more precisely 0:08, the Integrated Monitoring Integration Center of the Federal District informed the Federal Supreme Court () that Bolsonaro tried to violate the electronic monitoring device.
According to Minister Alexandre de Moraes, the act shows an attempt to “guarantee success in his escape”. The alleged escape would be planned during a vigil called by his son and senator, Flavio Bolsonaro, in front of the former president’s house.
Moraes also cites the escapes of Alexandre Ramagem and Carla Zambelli, in addition to Eduardo Bolsonaro’s self-exile.
Read the excerpt of the decision
Furthermore, the Integrated Monitoring Integration Center of the Federal District informed this SUPREME COURT of the occurrence of a violation of the electronic monitoring equipment of the defendant JAIR MESSIAS BOLSONARO, at 00:08 on 11/22/2025. The information confirms the condemned man’s intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his escape, facilitated by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his son.
If the extremely serious evidence of the possible escape attempt by the defendant JAIR MESSIAS BOLSONARO mentioned above were not enough, it is important to highlight that the co-defendant ALEXANDRE RAMAGEM RODRIGUES, his political ally CARLA ZAMBELLI, both convicted by this SUPREME COURT; and the defendant’s son, EDUARDO NANTES BOLSONARO, denounced by the Attorney General’s Office in the FEDERAL SUPREME COURT, also used the strategy of evading national territory, with the aim of avoiding the application of criminal law.
