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

The ex-president was found guilty of orchestrating a armed takeover in the ninth month and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he was staying under home detention pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a precautionary step after fresh information came to light.

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

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the judge said intelligence from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his escape.

This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his son.

His offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

His son wrote on digital networks on Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or see it all from your phone there on your sofa? I urge you to struggle with us."

He said the vigil would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's decision was the potential of the former president's move to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of planning to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.

International Reactions

The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President Trump, prompting him to enact a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.

Bolsonaro is being kept in a national police facility in the capital and will have a custody hearing on the following day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also asked that Bolsonaro be permitted to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he demanded regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Context of Sentencing

He was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the national vote to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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

The scheme was thwarted because it failed to get the support of the military leaders. His successor was sworn in without issue on January 1st, 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, thousands of his followers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the capital, Brazil's capital.

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

The justices found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to step in, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.

At the time, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

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

The one-time head of state called the court case a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him running in the next presidential race.