The former Brazilian president arrested after being declared a escape threat
The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than over two decades in prison, but he was staying under confinement pending appeals.
High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a safety action after recent developments emerged.
This encompassed seeking to disable his tracking device and a summons to a public vigil that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a document approving the detention, the judge said information from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the former leader's aim to disable the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his flight.
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his son.
His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a senator, called for a meeting of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your sofa? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's "relocation to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, the capital city, is situated around 13km from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.
The former president is being held in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a custody hearing on the following day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be authorized to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he required regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Context of Sentencing
The former president was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the national vote to his ideological adversary, Lula.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which involved plans to kill his opponent and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was stopped because it failed to get the backing of the military leaders. Lula was inaugurated without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, many Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised official structures in the federal district, BrasĂlia.
The police took action and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The justices found that the protesters had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to step in, bring back stability and return him to office.
At the period, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The one-time head of state called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 national vote.
