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Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.

The ex-president was found guilty of planning a military coup in the ninth month and given more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he was staying under house arrest pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after recent developments emerged.

This encompassed attempting to break his tracking device and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Escape Concerns

In a document approving 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 secure accomplishment in his escape.

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

His offspring, his son Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a assembly of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I urge you to fight with us."

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

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.

The legal document underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, causing him to impose a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

The former president is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will have a custody hearing on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

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

They also requested that Bolsonaro be authorized to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he needed frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Background on Conviction

The former president was convicted of heading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the national vote to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plan which included plans to murder Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing his judicial proceedings.

The plot was stopped because it failed to get the support of the army and air force commanders. The current president was took office without issue on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on January 8th, thousands of his followers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the capital, Brasília.

The law enforcement took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.

The judges found that the rioters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the moment, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.

The former president called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 national vote.