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

The ex-president was sentenced of plotting a government overthrow in September and given more than 27 years in jail, but he continued under house arrest pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after fresh information were revealed.

This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a potential flight.

Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the custody, the judge said intelligence from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.

This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his child.

His son, Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or watch it all from your phone there on your sofa? I urge 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."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the magistrate's decision was the possibility of Bolsonaro's "relocation to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of organizing to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.

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

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President President Trump, prompting him to implement a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

He is being held in a national police facility in Brasilia and will undergo a detention review on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also petitioned that the former president be allowed to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Context of Sentencing

The former president was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Lula.

High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which encompassed plans to murder the current president and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing the former president's case.

The conspiracy was prevented because it couldn't obtain the backing of the army and air force commanders. Lula was inaugurated without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on January 8th, numerous his backers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the national capital, Brasília.

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

The judges found that the demonstrators had been provoked by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to take action, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

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

The one-time head of state called the court case a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 presidential election.