The former Brazilian president arrested after being deemed a escape threat

Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.

The ex-president was sentenced of plotting a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than over two decades in incarceration, but he continued under confinement pending court reviews.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a precautionary step after fresh information came to light.

This encompassed attempting to break his ankle monitor and a summons to a public vigil that could "allow for a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the custody, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his flight.

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his child.

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

His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or watch it all from your phone there on your sofa? I urge you to fight with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of the former president's "relocation to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of planning to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The court filing highlights that the US embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is positioned around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader Donald Trump, causing him to impose a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

The former president is being kept in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a detention review 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 permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with tracking devices.

They also asked that Bolsonaro be authorized to depart his residence for medical care, saying he demanded regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was determined responsible of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the 2022 election to his political opponent, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plot which encompassed plans to assassinate the current president and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the armed forces officials. Lula was sworn in without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a week later, on January 8th, numerous Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed official structures in the national capital, Brasília.

The security forces took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been incited by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, restore order and return him to office.

At the moment, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.

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

The ex-leader called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him running in the 2026 national vote.