馃敆 Share this article The former Brazilian president arrested after being deemed a escape threat Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention. The former head of state was sentenced of orchestrating a military coup in September and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he continued under house arrest pending court reviews. Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after recent developments emerged. This included seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a summons to a demonstration that could "allow for a possible escape. Court Filing Details Flight Fears In a paperwork permitting the detention, the judge said intelligence from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway". This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his offspring. His offspring, his son Fl谩vio, who works as a senator, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening. His son wrote on online platforms on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your sofa? I invite you to struggle with us." He said the demonstration would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the return of democracy in our country." Embassy Asylum Concerns Part of the magistrate's determination was the chance of his "relocation to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a record of planning to ask for protection through a embassy office", a declaration said. The court filing underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home. Worldwide Consequences Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist United States President Trump, leading him to implement a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil. Bolsonaro is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the following day. Recent Legal Requests It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with digital surveillance. They also requested that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he needed regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other ailments. Details of Guilty Verdict Bolsonaro was determined responsible of orchestrating a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Luiz In谩cio Lula da Silva. Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a scheme which included plans to assassinate the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing his judicial proceedings. The scheme was prevented because it didn't receive the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was inaugurated without issue on 1 January 2023. But a seven days after, on January 8th, numerous Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed official structures in the national capital, Bras铆lia. The security forces took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested. The judges found that the rioters had been incited by him whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, restore order and return him to office. At the period, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive. He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term. The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 national vote.