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Brazil’s Bolsonaro says ‘hallucinations’ led him to violate ankle monitoring and cause his arrest
Bolsonaro said paranoia and hallucinations from recent medication changes led to tampering with his ankle monitor, prompting his arrest as a flight risk before serving a 27-year sentence.
- Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president convicted of plotting a coup, blamed 'hallucinations' and medication for attempting to remove his ankle monitor with a soldering iron while under house arrest.
- Bolsonaro was arrested after violating his ankle monitor, as officials considered him a flight risk ahead of a supporters' vigil outside his home.
- Bolsonaro was previously sentenced to over 27 years in prison for a coup plot which included plans to assassinate Brazil's current President Lula and others.
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The former head of the 70-year-old state saw all his appeals exhausted on Tuesday, 25 November.
·Paris, France
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Bolsonaro cites mental disorders for tampering with tracking device
During a custody hearing on Sunday afternoon, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he was under the effects of his psychiatric medication when he tried to remove his ankle tracking device, resulting in his house arrest's suppression and actual incarceration at a Federal Police facility.
·Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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Total News Sources209
Leaning Left35Leaning Right22Center35Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 38% Center
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left, 38% of the sources are Center
38% Center
L 38%
C 38%
R 24%
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