The former president is taken in the capital Brasilia days before starting his prison time for leading coup attempt.
The former president is taken in the capital Brasilia days before starting his prison time for leading coup attempt.
By Al Jazeera Staff and News Agencies
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Brazil’s federal police have arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro, days before he was set to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, according to his lawyer and a close aide.
The 70-year-old politician was taken to the headquarters of the country's federal police in the capital, Brasilia, from his house…
The ex-president was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for trying to foment a coup after his election loss.
Brazil's former leader has exhausted his appeals and will start his prison term at a police station in Brasilia.
Prosecutors charged Bolsonaro with plotting to violently subvert Brazil's democracy and target rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
The 70-year-old former president is currently under house arrest.
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