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Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.

The one-time leader was found guilty of orchestrating a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than a 27-year term in jail, but he remained under house arrest pending appeals.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the elderly politician was a precautionary step after recent developments were revealed.

This involved trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could enable a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Escape Risks

In a filing authorising the custody, the judge said information from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.

This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his son.

His offspring, his son Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or see it all from your phone there on your settee? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of his transfer to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.

The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.

International Reactions

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative US President President Trump, causing him to enact a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being held in a national police facility in Brasilia and will have a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.

They also asked that the former president be allowed to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he needed ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Context of Sentencing

The former president was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Lula.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a plot which involved plans to murder Lula and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was stopped because it couldn't obtain the backing of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a following week, on January 8th, many his followers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the national capital, Brazil's capital.

The law enforcement intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.

The justices found that the protesters had been encouraged by him whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to step in, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also barred from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.

The former president called the court case a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 national vote.