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Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.

The one-time leader was sentenced of planning a government overthrow in last fall and sentenced more than a 27-year term in prison, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.

Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after "new facts" were revealed.

This encompassed seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a public vigil that could enable a possible escape.

Court Filing Details Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said data from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his son.

His offspring, Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a assembly of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I urge you to fight with us."

He said the demonstration would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the potential of Bolsonaro's move to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of planning to seek refuge through a embassy office", a statement said.

The legal document underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist US President Trump, leading him to enact a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being detained in a Federal Police station in the capital and will have a custody hearing on Sunday.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with tracking devices.

They also asked that the former president be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he needed frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Background on Conviction

He was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his political opponent, Lula.

High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plot which encompassed plans to murder Lula and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was prevented because it didn't receive the backing of the armed forces officials. The current president was inaugurated without issue on January 1st, 2023.

But a week later, on 8 January, many his followers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the national capital, the capital city.

The security forces intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.

The judges found that the protesters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, restore order and reinstate his authority.

At the moment, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.

He was also prohibited from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him running in the next presidential race.