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Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.

The former head of state was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than a 27-year term in jail, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information came to light.

This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a potential flight.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the judge said data from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his flight.

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

His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a senator, called for a gathering of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.

The senator wrote on digital networks on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I call on you to battle with us."

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

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the magistrate's determination was the chance of the former president's transfer to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a record of arranging to seek refuge through a consular facility", a announcement said.

The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.

International Reactions

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist US President Donald Trump, causing him to implement a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

Bolsonaro is being detained in a national police facility in the capital and will have a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

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 home confinement, with tracking devices.

They also asked that he be authorized to leave his home for healthcare, saying he required ongoing care for lung conditions and other ailments.

Context of Sentencing

The former president was convicted of leading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the presidential race to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a plot which involved plans to assassinate his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The plot was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the armed forces officials. Lula was sworn in without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a following week, on January 8th, numerous his backers attacked and damaged government buildings in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

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

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, restore order and bring him back to power.

At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

He was also banned from running for public office until the year 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.

The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 presidential election.