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Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.

The ex-president was sentenced of orchestrating a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than over two decades in incarceration, but he remained under home detention pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a preventative measure after fresh information came to light.

This included attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a call for a demonstration that could "allow for a potential flight.

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a document approving the detention, the magistrate said intelligence from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his escape.

This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the protest called by his son.

His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a senator, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your sofa? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the vigil would be so backers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the magistrate's decision was the potential of his move to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of organizing to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The legal document emphasizes that the US embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist US President Donald Trump, leading him to enact a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will have a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with tracking devices.

They also asked that the former president be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Background on Conviction

The former president was determined responsible of heading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the national vote to his left-wing rival, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he knew of a plot which encompassed plans to assassinate his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the support of the military leaders. The current president was took office without problem on the first day of 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the capital, Brasília.

The security forces intervened and around 1,500 people were arrested.

The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, reestablish control and bring him back to power.

At the time, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also barred from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The former president called the court case a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 national vote.