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Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.

The ex-president was sentenced of orchestrating a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews.

High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.

This involved attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the judge said data from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his son.

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

The senator wrote on digital networks on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or observe everything from your phone there on your couch? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the chance of his move to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of organizing to ask for protection through a consular facility", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is located around 13km from his dwelling.

Global Responses

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative United States President Donald Trump, leading him to enact a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.

Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will undergo a custody hearing on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

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

They also asked that the former president be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he demanded regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other ailments.

Context of Sentencing

He was found guilty of leading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the national vote to his left-wing rival, Lula.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a plot which involved plans to murder Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing his judicial proceedings.

The plot was prevented because it didn't receive the support of the armed forces officials. Lula was inaugurated without problem on January 1st, 2023.

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

The law enforcement took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The former president called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 presidential election.