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Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.

The ex-president was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he continued under house arrest pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after fresh information were revealed.

This involved trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a summons to a demonstration that could enable a possible escape.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the judge said data from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his getaway".

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

His son, his son Flávio, who holds office as a legislator, called for a assembly of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

The senator wrote on digital networks on Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your sofa? I urge you to fight with us."

He said the demonstration would be so supporters could "pray for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's decision was the potential of his "relocation to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a background of organizing to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.

International Reactions

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist US President Trump, prompting him to implement a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

The former president is being kept in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a custody hearing on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with tracking devices.

They also asked that the former president be authorized to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he demanded ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was convicted of heading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Lula.

High Court judges said that he knew of a scheme which involved plans to kill the current president and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing the former president's case.

The conspiracy was stopped because it didn't receive the support of the military leaders. Lula was took office without issue on the first day of 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, thousands of his backers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the federal district, Brasília.

The police took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.

The justices found that the rioters had been incited by him whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, restore order and return him to office.

At the moment, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The one-time head of state called the trial a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 national vote.