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The Statue of Justice stands in front of the Supreme Court during the verdict and sentencing phase of a trial for those charged in an alleged coup plot to keep Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro in office after his 2022 election defeat, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape, avoid 27-year prison term

November 22, 2025 at 2:19 p.m.

Brazil’s police on Saturday arrested ex-president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence.

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