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Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.

The former head of state was found guilty of orchestrating a military coup in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" were revealed.

This included trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a public vigil that could enable a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a filing authorising the custody, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's plan to remove the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his getaway".

This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his child.

His son, Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a meeting of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

The senator wrote on online platforms on Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I urge you to struggle with us."

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

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's determination was the potential of the former president's "relocation to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the US embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is positioned around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President Trump, leading 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 experience a custody hearing on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that Bolsonaro be allowed to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he required regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.

Background on Conviction

The former president was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the national vote to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to kill his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The plot was stopped because it failed to get the endorsement of the armed forces officials. His successor was sworn in without issue on the first day of 2023.

But a seven days after, on January 8th, many his followers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the federal district, Brasília.

The police took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The magistrates found that the rioters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to step in, reestablish control and return him to office.

At the moment, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".

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

The one-time head of state called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him competing in the next presidential race.