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Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.

The former head of state was sentenced of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and given more than over two decades in prison, but he was staying under confinement pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information emerged.

This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a potential flight.

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a document approving the arrest, the magistrate said information from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his escape.

This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the protest called by his child.

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.

His son wrote on digital networks on Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your sofa? I invite you to fight with us."

He said the vigil would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our country."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of organizing to ask for protection through a consular facility", a declaration said.

The legal document underscores that the US embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is located around 13km from the former president's residence.

Global Responses

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist United States President President Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

Bolsonaro is being detained in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that he be permitted to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he needed ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Context of Sentencing

The former president was convicted of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his political opponent, President Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plot which included plans to murder his opponent and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.

The conspiracy was prevented because it failed to get the support of the military leaders. His successor was inaugurated without incident on 1 January 2023.

But a following week, on January 8th, many Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged official structures in the capital, the capital city.

The security forces took action and around 1,500 people were detained.

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

At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

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

The ex-leader called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 presidential election.