The former Brazilian president detained after being considered a escape threat

The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.

The ex-president was sentenced of orchestrating a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than 27 years in jail, but he remained under home detention pending legal challenges.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" emerged.

This included seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a call for a demonstration that could facilitate a potential flight.

Court Filing Details Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the judge said intelligence from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his son.

His offspring, Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a meeting of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.

His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or see it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the gathering would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the magistrate's ruling was the possibility of his move to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a background of planning to request asylum through a consular facility", a declaration said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist US President Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being held in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will undergo a detention review on the next day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

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

They also asked that Bolsonaro be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

He was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to assassinate the current president and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The plot was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was sworn in without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged official structures in the federal district, the capital city.

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

The justices found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, reestablish control and return him to office.

At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".

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

The ex-leader called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 national vote.