Former president Jair Bolsonaro arrested due to "flight risk"

Federal police detained Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday after a Supreme Court judge deemed the far-right firebrand a "high flight risk". The arrest comes just days before Bolsonaro is due to begin a 27-year prison term for leading a botched coup attempt. Caroline Baum reports.

Former president Jair Bolsonaro arrested due to "flight risk"
Federal police detained Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday after a Supreme Court judge deemed the far-right firebrand a "high flight risk". The arrest comes just days before Bolsonaro is due to begin a 27-year prison term for leading a botched coup attempt. Caroline Baum reports.