Brasília (AFP) – Brazilians party in the streets of Brasilia after former president Jair Bolsonaro was taken into custody, with a court saying the 70-year-old — who was under house arrest — had tried to disable his ankle monitor in an attempt to flee. Bolsonaro is facing a prison sentence of 27 years over a plan to stop Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva taking office after the 2022 presidential election. “It’s an early Christmas,” says one of those celebrating.
