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Former president Jair Bolsonaro arrested due to "flight risk"

• Nov 22, 2025, 4:54 PM
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Federal police detained Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday after a Supreme Court judge deemed the far-right firebrand a "high flight risk". The arrest comes just days before Bolsonaro is due to begin a 27-year prison term for leading a botched coup attempt. Caroline Baum reports.