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Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.

The one-time leader was convicted of planning a military coup in last fall and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the elderly politician was a safety action after recent developments emerged.

This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a call for a demonstration that could "allow for a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a filing authorising the custody, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the tracking monitor to ensure success in his escape.

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

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

The senator wrote on digital networks on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I urge you to fight with us."

He said the gathering would be so followers could "pray for his health and for the return of democracy in our nation."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of the judge's ruling was the possibility of his move to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a record of organizing to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.

The legal document underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brasilia, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

International Reactions

The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative US President President Trump, prompting him to implement a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.

The former president is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will have a detention review on Sunday.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the High Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also petitioned that the former president be authorized to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was found guilty of heading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which encompassed plans to kill his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The scheme was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the armed forces officials. Lula was took office without problem on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the capital, Brasília.

The law enforcement intervened and around 1,500 people were detained.

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

At the period, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

He was also banned from running for public office until 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

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