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Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.

The former head of state was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than a 27-year term in prison, but he continued under confinement pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after "new facts" came to light.

This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a call for a demonstration that could "allow for a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Flight Fears

In a document approving the custody, the judge said information from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the protest called by his offspring.

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a senator, called for a gathering of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

His son wrote on social media on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I call on you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so supporters could "pray for his health and for the return of democracy in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's decision was the possibility of the former president's move to embassies near the home, considering that the probes revealed a record of organizing to request asylum through a consular facility", a announcement said.

The court filing highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, the capital city, is positioned around 13km from the former president's residence.

Global Responses

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Trump, prompting him to impose a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.

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

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.

They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Background on Conviction

He was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the 2022 election to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a scheme which included plans to murder his opponent and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

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

But a following week, on the eighth of January, many Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed public facilities in the capital, Brazil's capital.

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

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

At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.

He was also barred from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence.

The former president called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the 2026 national vote.