Jair Bolsonaro Blames Medication for Tampering with Ankle Monitor

Bolsonaro's Explanation for Tampering

• 💡 Jair Bolsonaro claims that medicine-induced paranoia and hallucination led him to tamper with his electronic ankle monitor.
• 💊 He stated that a combination of anti-convulsion drugs prescribed for chronic hiccups caused him to imagine listening equipment inside the device.
• 🛠️ Bolsonaro admitted to tampering with the ankle bracelet using a soldering iron but stopped before fully removing it, then informed his guards.

Legal Proceedings and Detention

• ⚖️ Supreme Court Justice Alexander De Maras ordered Bolsonaro's detention after over 100 days of house arrest, fearing he might flee.
• 🚫 Bolsonaro denied any intent to escape or remove the monitor during a custody hearing.
• 🏠 His lawyers requested humanitarian house arrest, citing his delicate health and arguing his actions were due to illogical behavior from medication, age, and stress, with no flight risk.
• 📍 The judge decided to keep Bolsonaro in police custody, ruling the arrest was lawful, and he is now held in a 12-square-meter cell at federal police headquarters in Brasilia.
• 🗓️ A panel of Supreme Court judges will consider his case on Monday.

Political Reactions and Support

• 🗣️ Supporters gathered outside the police station, calling his situation political persecution.
• 👩‍ esposa Bolsonaro's wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, visited him on Sunday.
• 💬 President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva defended the Supreme Court's actions when questioned at the G20 summit.