Jair Bolsonaro arrested after being deemed a flight risk
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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 military coup in September and sentenced to more than 27 years in prison, but remains under house arrest pending appeals.
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