Former Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone was arrested in Brazil late on Wednesday for illegally carrying a gun while boarding a private plane to Switzerland, the GloboEsporte.com news portal reported citing the police. The gun was found in Ecclestone’s luggage during an X-ray screening at the Viracopos airport in Campinas in the state of São Paulo, the police said. He was arrested and taken to a facility at the airport. He admitted to possessing the weapon without a license, but claimed he was unaware it was in his personal luggage. The police ordered his arrest, but Ecclestone was released on…