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

The former head of state was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and given more than over two decades in prison, but he continued under home detention pending legal challenges.

Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" were revealed.

This involved seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a summons to a demonstration that could enable a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns

In a document approving the detention, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his son.

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a senator, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.

His son wrote on social media on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or see it all from your phone there on your settee? I call on you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's decision was the potential of the former president's move to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a history of arranging to ask for protection through a embassy office", a declaration said.

The court filing underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is located around 8 miles from his dwelling.

Worldwide Consequences

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist US President Trump, leading him to implement a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

Bolsonaro is being detained in a Federal Police station in the capital and will have a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.

They also requested that he be allowed to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he demanded regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other health problems.

Context of Sentencing

Bolsonaro was found guilty of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his political opponent, Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a scheme which encompassed plans to kill his opponent and his running partner, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was thwarted because it failed to get the backing of the military leaders. The current president was took office without problem on January 1st, 2023.

But a week later, on the eighth of January, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged government buildings in the federal district, the capital city.

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

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by him whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

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

He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the completion of his term.

The former president called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him participating in the next presidential race.