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Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.

The ex-president was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than a 27-year term in jail, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a safety action after fresh information emerged.

This included trying to remove his ankle monitor and a call for a demonstration that could enable a possible escape.

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the custody, the magistrate said information from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his flight.

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

His child, Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a assembly of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your couch? I urge you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our country."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the potential of his move to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of organizing to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.

The legal document highlights that the US embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is situated around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.

Worldwide Consequences

Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist American leader President Trump, causing him to enact a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being held in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will have a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.

They also requested that the former president be permitted to leave his home for medical care, saying he needed frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the presidential race to his political opponent, Lula.

High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which included plans to kill Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing his judicial proceedings.

The plot was prevented because it failed to get the support of the armed forces officials. The current president was inaugurated without problem on January 1st, 2023.

But a following week, on 8 January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed public facilities in the capital, the capital city.

The police took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.

The judges found that the rioters had been provoked by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

At the time, the legal team called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.

He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The ex-leader called the trial a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 presidential election.