Bolsonaro tells judge paranoia from meds made him tamper with ankle monitor

24/11/2025 6:36

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday he experienced a medicine-induced "paranoia" that led him to violate his electronic ankle monitor, a document seen by Reuters showed, one day after the federal police took him into custody as a potential flight risk.



On Saturday, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the detention of the former right-wing leader ahead of a planned supporters' vigil outside his home, which the judge said could undermine police monitoring of his house arrest. He also noted a police report that Bolsonaro's ankle monitor was

violated.



In a custody hearing following his detention, Bolsonaro denied any intent to escape house arrest or attempt to remove the equipment, the document showed, as he said he had a "hallucination" that there was a wire inside the monitor.