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Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.

The ex-president was found guilty of planning a military coup in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in incarceration, but he was staying under house arrest pending legal challenges.

Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" were revealed.

This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could enable a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said information from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his offspring.

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.

His son wrote on digital networks on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or see it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I call on you to battle with us."

He said the gathering would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's determination was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the probes revealed a record of planning to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The legal document emphasizes that the United States embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist United States President Donald Trump, leading him to enact a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will have a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.

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

Context of Sentencing

The former president was found guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the 2022 election to his political opponent, Lula.

High Court judges said that he knew of a plot which included plans to murder the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was prevented because it failed to get the support of the army and air force commanders. The current president was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.

But a week later, on 8 January, many his backers attacked and damaged government buildings in the national capital, Brasília.

The security forces took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.

The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

At the moment, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also banned from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - a decade minus two 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.