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Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.

The one-time leader was sentenced of planning a military coup in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he continued under house arrest pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after recent developments emerged.

This included trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said intelligence from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the protest called by his child.

His son, Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

His son wrote on digital networks on Friday: Will you battle for your country, or see it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could offer prayers for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the magistrate's ruling was the chance of Bolsonaro's move to foreign missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a history of planning to request asylum through a consular facility", a announcement said.

The court filing emphasizes that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from his dwelling.

Global Responses

The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist US President Trump, leading him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a custody hearing on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Top Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with tracking devices.

They also requested that he be allowed to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he required regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.

Context of Sentencing

The former president was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the national vote to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which included plans to kill the current president and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The conspiracy was prevented because it couldn't obtain the support of the military leaders. His successor was inaugurated without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on the eighth of January, numerous his followers invaded and destroyed official structures in the capital, Brazil's capital.

The security forces took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.

The justices found that the protesters had been encouraged by him whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to take action, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

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

He was also barred from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The former president called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the 2026 national vote.