Jair Bolsonaro - Wikipedia After surviving an assassination attempt on 6 September, he led in the 7 October first-round results and defeated Fernando Haddad in the 28 October runoff Bolsonaro focused on domestic affairs in his first months as president, dealing primarily with the fallout of the 2014 Brazilian economic crisis
Fearing He Would Flee, Police in Brazil Arrest Jair Bolsonaro The police in Brazil arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday amid fears that he might escape house arrest to avoid serving a 27-year prison sentence for a failed coup plot, according
Jair Bolsonaro arrested after being deemed a flight risk Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after being determined a "concrete flight risk" while under house arrest The right-wing former Brazilian president was found guilty of plotting a