Arrest of Jair Bolsonaro

The arrest of Jair Bolsonaro refers to the house arrest, under precautionary measures, of former president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro in August 2025 in the context of his involvement in an attempted coup d'état between 2022 and 2023.

Bolsonaro was also arrested for unrelated reasons in 1986 while in the army after writing an article criticizing low military salaries.