00:00Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will begin serving a 27-year prison sentence
00:06for plotting a coup after losing in the elections in 2022.
00:11The country's Supreme Court rules he will remain at the federal police complex in Brasilia,
00:17rejecting a transfer to a maximum security or military prison due to his age and health.
00:23Bolsonaro has been detained at the complex since Saturday
00:27after trying to remove his ankle monitor with a soldiering iron.
00:31He was previously under house arrest for more than 100 days for violating precautionary measures,
00:37including allegedly seeking U.S. interference to block criminal proceedings against him.
00:43The former leader was convicted in September for orchestrating a coup following his loss
00:48in the 2022 elections to President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva.
00:52The scheme allegedly included plans to assassinate Lula and Vice President Geraldo Elkmin,
00:59but it was not carried out due to a lack of support from senior military officials.
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