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Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.

The former head of state was convicted of orchestrating a armed takeover in last fall and sentenced more than over two decades in prison, but he was staying under confinement pending legal challenges.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a preventative measure after recent developments came to light.

This encompassed seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a summons to a public vigil that could enable a potential flight.

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a document approving the arrest, Justice Moraes said data from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the surveillance device to ensure success in his flight.

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

His son, his son Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a meeting of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or see it all from your phone there on your settee? I call on you to struggle with us."

He said the vigil would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's move to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a history of arranging to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The court filing underscores that the United States embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from his dwelling.

International Reactions

The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist US President Donald Trump, causing him to impose a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being held in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a custody hearing on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

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

They also asked that he be allowed to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for lung conditions and other health problems.

Context of Sentencing

Bolsonaro was convicted of heading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, President Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plan which encompassed plans to assassinate the current president and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing the former president's case.

The scheme was stopped because it didn't receive the support of the military leaders. His successor was took office without issue on January 1st, 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged official structures in the federal district, Brasília.

The law enforcement took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.

The justices found that the protesters had been encouraged by him whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, restore order and bring him back to power.

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

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

The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him competing in the next presidential race.