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Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.

The former head of state was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in prison, but he remained under home detention pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after fresh information emerged.

This included seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a call for a demonstration that could facilitate a possible escape.

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the arrest, Justice Moraes said information from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his escape.

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the protest called by his son.

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

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I call on you to struggle with us."

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

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's move to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a background of arranging to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is located around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, prompting him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

The former president is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will have a custody hearing on the following day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that he be authorized to leave his home for medical care, saying he needed regular treatment for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

He was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the presidential race to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

High Court judges said that he knew of a plan which involved plans to murder his opponent and his running partner, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over the former president's case.

The plot was prevented because it failed to get the backing of the military leaders. Lula was sworn in without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged government buildings in the federal district, the capital city.

The security forces took action and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.

The justices found that the rioters had been incited by him whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, bring back stability and return him to office.

At the time, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also prohibited from running for public office until 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.

The one-time head of state called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 presidential election.