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Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.

The former head of state was convicted of plotting a government overthrow in last fall and given more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under home detention pending appeals.

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

This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a potential flight.

Judicial Records Show Escape Risks

In a filing authorising the detention, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his escape.

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

His offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a legislator, called for a meeting of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or watch it all from your phone there on your sofa? I urge you to fight with us."

He said the gathering would be so followers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a background of organizing to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, the capital city, is located around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist US President Donald Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will have a imprisonment assessment on the following day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that the former president be allowed to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he demanded regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Context of Sentencing

He was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plot which included plans to assassinate the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over the former president's case.

The scheme was prevented because it couldn't obtain the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was inaugurated without problem on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on January 8th, thousands of his backers invaded and destroyed official structures in the national capital, the capital city.

The law enforcement took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.

The justices found that the rioters had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, restore order and reinstate his authority.

At the moment, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The former president called the court case a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.