Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone was arrested in Brazil late on Wednesday for illegally carrying a firearm while boarding a private plane to Switzerland, police said on Thursday.
The Brazilian police found an undocumented LW Seecamp .32 in Ecclestone's luggage during an X-ray screening, police said, adding that the 91-year-old was arrested and taken to a facility at Viracopos airport in Campinas.
Asked about Ecclestone's arrest, the Sao Paulo state public security office confirmed to Reuters that a businessman was arrested for possession of a firearm at Campinas' airport but did not name him. They attended several events in the South American country in May, including a local Stock Car race in the countryside near Sao Paulo and a meeting with triple world champion Nelson Piquet in Brasilia.
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