The former Brazilian president detained after being deemed a flight risk

Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.

The ex-president was found guilty of planning a military coup in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.

Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after fresh information were revealed.

This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a call for a demonstration that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the custody, the judge said intelligence from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his flight.

This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his child.

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

His son wrote on digital networks on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or see it all from your phone there on your settee? I invite you to battle with us."

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

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the judge's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a record of arranging to request asylum through a consular facility", a announcement said.

The legal document underscores that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist US President Donald Trump, prompting him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

Bolsonaro is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also requested that he be permitted to leave his home for healthcare, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.

Background on Conviction

The former president was convicted of leading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the national vote to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a scheme which encompassed plans to murder the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over the former president's case.

The conspiracy was thwarted because it didn't receive the support of the military leaders. Lula was took office without problem on January 1st, 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, many Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged government buildings in the capital, the capital city.

The police intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The justices found that the rioters had been encouraged by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, bring back stability and return him to office.

At the moment, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".

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

The one-time head of state called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him participating in the next presidential race.