Brazils former President Jair Bolsonaro was taken into custody on Saturday after Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled that a planned supporters vigil posed an escape risk and violated the terms of his

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, who has been detained amid concerns he was plotting to escape house arrest as he appeals his conviction for a failed coup attempt, admitted Saturday he tried to damage his ankle monitor out of "curiosity.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was arrested on Saturday by police to prevent a possible “attempted escape,” according to Brazil’s Supreme Court, days before he was due to begin a prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after a planned vigil by supporters posed an escape risk, ending his house arrest. Justice Alexandre de Moraes cited evidence of tampering with Bolsonaro's ankle monitor.

On his first full day in jail, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told a judge on Sunday he had violated his ankle monitoring the day before at his house arrest because of a nervous breakdown and hallucinations caused by a change in his medication.