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Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.

The ex-president was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and handed more than 27 years in prison, but he was staying under confinement pending appeals.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" emerged.

This encompassed attempting to break his ankle monitor and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a possible escape.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the judge said information from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway".

This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the protest called by his offspring.

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

His son wrote on digital networks on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or watch it all from your phone there on your settee? I urge you to fight with us."

He said the demonstration would be so supporters could offer prayers for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a background of planning to seek refuge through a embassy office", a declaration said.

The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is positioned around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist US President Trump, leading him to enact a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.

He is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will have a custody hearing on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also asked that the former president be allowed to leave his home for healthcare, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

He was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the presidential race to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plan which included plans to kill Lula and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was thwarted because it failed to get the backing of the military leaders. His successor was took office without problem on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on January 8th, numerous his followers attacked and damaged public facilities in the capital, the capital city.

The law enforcement stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The magistrates found that the rioters had been encouraged by him whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, restore order and bring him back to power.

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

He was also banned from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.

The former president called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 presidential election.