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

The former head of state was sentenced of plotting a military coup in last fall and sentenced more than a 27-year term in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.

This involved attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a summons to a demonstration that could "allow for a possible escape.

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the magistrate said intelligence from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his escape.

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

His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a senator, called for a assembly of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.

The senator wrote on social media on the previous day: Will you battle for your nation, or see it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I call on you to fight with us."

He said the vigil would be so supporters could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our country."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a history of arranging to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the US embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is located around approximately 13 kilometers 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 Donald Trump, leading him to impose a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

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

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that the former president be permitted to leave his home for medical care, saying he required frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

He was found guilty of heading a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the presidential race to his political opponent, Lula.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a plot which involved plans to assassinate the current president and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over the former president's case.

The conspiracy was thwarted because it failed to get the endorsement of the armed forces officials. Lula was inaugurated without incident on the first day of 2023.

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

The security forces intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been incited by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, restore order and reinstate his authority.

At the period, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also barred from running for public office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The one-time head of state called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 presidential election.