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

Brazil’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 be heard admitting to a security official that he had used a soldering iron to tamper with the black tag.

The video showed the device badly damaged and burned on both sides, but still attached to his ankle.

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 92 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

yeah. Does anyone actually believe that?

He stabbed it with a soldering iron in an attempt to get to the hardware. Dude's a dumbass.

[–] Hudell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 47 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

After three months exactly when a crowd was organized near his house.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't believe him but the thing is if I was locked up at home with a technological device strapped to my ankle I'd 100% fiddle with it out of curiosity so I gotta say he kinda picked a reasonable excuse.

[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

he walked back on what he said and now hist current version is that he allucinated voices coming from the device, supposedly because of some medicines he's been taking

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago

...but would you use a soldering iron on it?

[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

He started getting cabin fever and thought he was Christopher Walken's character from Joe Dirt

[–] Localhorst86@feddit.org 61 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"I was curious if I could use a soldering iron to remove the device and try to escape"

[–] andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

'Guys, it's no big deal. I was just doing a science experiment to test whether escaping from a life sentence for my crimes was feasible.

So far, my hypothesis appears to be false.'

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 22 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

He just wanted to install NetBSD on it...

[–] GreenCrunch@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 weeks ago

"it's all good guys, I just need to run doom!"

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago

God it must feel so good to live in Brazil and see news like this.

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago
[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

"Out of curiosity", just in time he might have gotten cover in a protest of his fan base and reach the American embassy.

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Wait, nobody is going to call him "Jailed" Bolsonaro? The joke writes itself!

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago
[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Fuck around, Find out...