On his first full day in jail, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told a judge on Sunday he had violated his ankle monitoring the day before at his house arrest because of a nervous breakdown and hallucinations caused by a change in his medication. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the 70-year-old leader’s preemptive jailing Saturday for he is considered a flight risk. Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison in September for attempting a coup to remain in the presidency after his 2022 electoral defeat. Assistant judge Luciana Sorrentino reported from a Supreme Court document that Bolsonaro had hallucinated a wire tap in the ankle tag, leading him to tamper with it in an attempt to uncover it. Bolsonaro stated that he had not experienced a breakdown like this before and attributed it to recent changes in his medication. He reiterated that there was no intention to escape. He confessed to feeling paranoid and not sleeping well, which drove his curiosity to manipulate the monitoring device. Bolsonaro claimed that even though he was with family members and an aide, no one noticed his actions until midnight when he stopped. The ankle monitor was reportedly violated at 12:08 a.m., leading to his arrest. The Supreme Court panel will vote on the arrest’s continuation on Monday. Bolsonaro’s legal team argued for his house arrest due to health issues during his meeting with the assistant judge on Sunday, but previous requests were denied by De Moraes. Former First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro was authorized to visit him in custody. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Bolsonaro’s successor, commented on the situation, emphasizing the court’s decision regarding Bolsonaro’s actions. Protests both in support and against Bolsonaro took place outside the federal police headquarters.