Bolsonaro’s wild ‘hallucination’ excuse explodes as cops foil escape amid fresh coup accusations

Brazil is witnessing an explosive twist in the Bolsonaro coup-plotting saga. Former President Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after allegedly attempting to tamper with his court-ordered ankle monitor, an act prosecutors say was part of a “plot to flee.” According to AFP, Bolsonaro claimed he damaged the device out of “curiosity” and blamed “paranoia from medication.”