Brasilia - AFP. Brazilian authorities have arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro, who was under house arrest and had been sentenced to 27 years in prison for attempting to stage a coup, according to his lawyer and a source close to the case, without specifying the reasons. In turn, the Brazilian police stated in a statement that they had carried out a pre-trial arrest warrant issued by the Supreme Court, while a source close to the case confirmed that the person detained is Jair Bolsonaro. Lawyer Celso Villard said that Bolsonaro "has been arrested, but I do not know the reason".
