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Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.

The former head of state was found guilty of orchestrating a government overthrow in September and given more than over two decades in jail, but he continued under confinement pending court reviews.

High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" emerged.

This involved seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns

In a filing authorising the arrest, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.

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

The senator wrote on online platforms on the previous day: Will you battle for your country, or see it all from your phone there on your settee? I urge you to fight with us."

He said the vigil would be so followers could "pray for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of the former president's move to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a record of organizing to request asylum through a consular facility", a statement said.

The court filing highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is located around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

Worldwide Consequences

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Trump, causing him to enact a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.

Bolsonaro is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will experience a custody hearing on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the High Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that he be permitted to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plot which encompassed plans to assassinate his opponent and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing the former president's case.

The scheme was stopped because it didn't receive the endorsement of the armed forces officials. Lula was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a week later, on January 8th, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised public facilities 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 encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.

At the time, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The one-time head of state called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 national vote.