Bolsonaro taken into custody after being declared a risk of fleeing

Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.

The former head of state was convicted of planning a armed takeover in September and given more than a 27-year term in prison, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.

This encompassed attempting to break his tracking device and a call for a public vigil that could facilitate a potential flight.

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a document approving the arrest, the magistrate said intelligence from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his flight.

This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the protest called by his son.

His offspring, Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a gathering of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.

The senator wrote on online platforms on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your sofa? I urge you to battle with us."

He said the vigil would be so supporters could "pray for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of his move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a record of arranging to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is located around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative US President Donald Trump, causing him to implement a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

Bolsonaro is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.

They also asked that the former president be authorized to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he needed frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Background on Conviction

Bolsonaro was convicted of heading a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the national vote to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which included plans to assassinate his opponent and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was stopped because it couldn't obtain the backing of the armed forces officials. His successor was sworn in without issue on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, thousands of his backers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, the capital city.

The police took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by him whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, reestablish control and return him to office.

At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.

He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the next presidential race.