Jair Bolsonaro arrested after tampering with ankle tag ‘out of curiosity’

Brazilian ex-president says he used soldering iron on device and is now in custody over fears he was going to abscondBrazil’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