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Bolsonaro claims after arrest he tampered with ankle tag from ‘curiosity’

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Ex-president says he used soldering iron on device and is now in custody because of fears he was going to abscond

Brazil’s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has claimed he tried to damage his electronic ankle monitor “out of curiosity” after he was arrested at his villa owing to suspicions he was poised to abscond.

In a video released by the supreme court, Bolsonaro – who was recently sentenced to 27 years in prison for masterminding a military coup – can be heard admitting to a security official that he had used a soldering iron to tamper with the black tag.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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