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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 orchestrating a government overthrow in September and given more than over two decades in prison, but he continued under house arrest pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" emerged.

This encompassed attempting to break his ankle monitor and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a potential flight.

Court Filing Details Flight Fears

In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the tracking monitor to ensure success in his flight.

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the protest called by his offspring.

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his supporters near his father's house to take place on the weekend.

His son wrote on social media on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I urge you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the possibility of the former president's transfer to foreign missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a history of planning to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.

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

Global Responses

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, prompting him to enact a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

Bolsonaro is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will have a detention review on the next day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that Bolsonaro be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he demanded ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.

Context of Sentencing

The former president was convicted of heading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which involved plans to murder his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over the former president's case.

The scheme was prevented because it didn't receive the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a week later, on 8 January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged official structures in the national capital, the capital city.

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

The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

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

He was also banned from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 national vote.