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Michelle Bolsonaro tried to take a cell phone from a Federal Police agent and was almost arrested in an operation.

The former first lady became agitated during the execution of search warrants against Jair Bolsonaro and was restrained by police at her residence in Brasília.

Michelle Bolsonaro and Jair Bolsonaro during a Federal Police operation (Photo: ABr | Reproduction/GloboNews)

247 - During the Federal Police operation carried out last month to execute search and seizure warrants against former President Jair Bolsonaro, former First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro was involved in an incident that almost resulted in her arrest. According to a report by Lauro Jardim, published in the newspaper... The GlobeShe became agitated while trying to obstruct the agents' work, at the moment her husband was receiving an electronic ankle monitor as ordered by Minister Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Federal Court (STF).

According to the report, Michelle tried to grab a cell phone from a federal police officer and, because of her actions, risked being arrested on the spot. People present at the scene described the reaction as a "tantrum." The episode occurred at the family's residence in Brasília, while the Federal Police were carrying out court orders against the former president.

The entire police operation was recorded on video. According to reports, the images were close to being released by the Federal Police, especially after Jair Bolsonaro and Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro insinuated that a pen drive found in the bathroom of the house had been "planted" by an agent. The material, however, was not made public.