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The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.

The ex-president was sentenced of orchestrating a armed takeover in the ninth month and handed more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" emerged.

This involved seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could facilitate a potential flight.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the custody, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the tracking monitor to ensure success in his escape.

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

His offspring, Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a meeting of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I urge you to fight with us."

He said the vigil would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the return of democracy in our country."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's "relocation to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, the capital city, is located around 8 miles from his dwelling.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Trump, leading him to impose a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.

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

Context of Sentencing

He was determined responsible of orchestrating a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the presidential race to his political opponent, Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a scheme which encompassed plans to assassinate the current president and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The conspiracy was stopped because it didn't receive the support of the military leaders. The current president was inaugurated without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, thousands of his followers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the capital, Brazil's capital.

The police stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The justices found that the protesters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to step in, restore order and bring him back to power.

At the time, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.

The ex-leader called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him running in the next presidential race.