Bolsonaro’s government ignored repeated pleas to sign additional vaccine contracts. He publicly questioned the reliability of shots and mocked contract terms, once suggesting Pfizer recipients would have no legal recourse if they “turned into alligators.” Brazil faced vaccine shortages and doses were released in phases by age and health risk.

Former Brazilian president, who is under house arrest, admits to using a soldering iron on the monitoring bracelet.

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro was taken into custody on Saturday after a Supreme Court justice cited an escape risk linked to a planned supporters' vigil, ending months of house arrest as he appeals a coup-plot conviction.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken into preventive custody by police in Brasilia under an order issued by the Federal Supreme Court. According to initial information provided by the Federal Police,

Brazil's former president was moved from house arrest to police detention after the Supreme Court said he tried to break his ankle monitor and flee amid a growing vigil outside his home.