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Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.

The ex-president was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in September and handed more than a 27-year term in prison, but he continued under house arrest pending appeals.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after recent developments came to light.

This involved seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could enable a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns

In a document approving the detention, Justice Moraes said information from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his escape.

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

His offspring, his son Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a gathering of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or see it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the vigil would be so backers could "pray for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's decision was the potential of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of planning to seek refuge through a embassy office", a statement said.

The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

International Reactions

The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist US President Donald Trump, leading him to implement a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with tracking devices.

They also asked that he be authorized to depart his residence for medical care, saying he needed frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other ailments.

Background on Conviction

Bolsonaro was convicted of heading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the national vote to his ideological adversary, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which encompassed plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over the former president's case.

The plot was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the military leaders. Lula was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.

But a week later, on the eighth of January, numerous his followers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

The security forces intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, reestablish control and return him to office.

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

He was also barred from campaigning for office until the year 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 running in the next presidential race.