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

The former head of state was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in September and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he was staying under confinement pending court reviews.

High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after recent developments came to light.

This encompassed trying to remove his tracking device and a invitation to a demonstration that could enable a potential flight.

Court Filing Details Flight Fears

In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.

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

His offspring, his son Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

His son wrote on social media on Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I call on you to fight with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our land."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of arranging to request asylum through a embassy office", a declaration said.

The legal document emphasizes that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

Global Responses

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist US President Trump, prompting him to enact a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

He is being held in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.

They also requested that he be allowed to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he required regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

He was convicted of leading a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the national vote to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plot which included plans to assassinate his opponent and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was stopped because it didn't receive the support of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without problem on the first day of 2023.

But a following week, on 8 January, thousands of his backers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the federal district, Brasília.

The police intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.

The magistrates found that the rioters had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the moment, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also banned from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The one-time head of state called the trial a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 presidential election.