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

The ex-president was found guilty of planning a government overthrow in last fall and sentenced more than 27 years in jail, but he continued under home detention pending appeals.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a preventative measure after recent developments were revealed.

This included attempting to break his tracking device and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the magistrate said intelligence from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his escape.

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

His child, Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.

The senator wrote on social media on the previous day: Will you battle for your homeland, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I invite you to battle 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 nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's determination was the chance of the former president's move to embassies near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to ask for protection through a embassy office", a declaration said.

The judicial paperwork highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

International Reactions

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Trump, causing him to enact a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

He is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will have a custody hearing on the following day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the High Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

They also requested that he be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was determined responsible of orchestrating a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a plot which encompassed plans to assassinate Lula and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.

The plot was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the backing of the armed forces officials. Lula was sworn in without issue on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on January 8th, many Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed public facilities in the capital, the capital city.

The security forces intervened and around 1,500 people were detained.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been incited by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, reestablish control and return him to office.

At the period, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also barred from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years 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 competing in the 2026 presidential election.