Brasília, Nov 22, 2025 (AFP) - Brazil court takes ex-president Bolsonaro into custody over flight risk

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2025-11-22
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro was taken from house arrest into police custody on Saturday to prevent him from escaping as he appeals a conviction for a failed coup attempt, the Supreme Court said. The far-right firebrand was sentenced to 27 years in prison over a plot to stop leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office after 2022 elections. Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes, who is leading the trial against Bolsonaro, sa......
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