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Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.

The ex-president was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in last fall and given more than over two decades in incarceration, but he was staying under confinement pending appeals.

High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after fresh information emerged.

This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a call for a public vigil that could enable a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears

In a document approving the arrest, Justice Moraes said data from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his child.

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

His son wrote on digital networks on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your couch? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the gathering would be so followers could "pray for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's determination was the chance of the former president's move to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of organizing to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The legal document underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, the capital city, is situated around 13km from his dwelling.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President President Trump, causing him to implement a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

The former president is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will have a imprisonment assessment on the following day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

They also petitioned that he be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he demanded regular treatment for lung conditions and other health problems.

Background on Conviction

He was convicted of orchestrating a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plot which encompassed plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The scheme was prevented because it didn't receive the support of the armed forces officials. His successor was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed government buildings in the capital, Brazil's capital.

The police intervened and around 1,500 people were arrested.

The justices found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by him whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to take action, restore order and return him to office.

At the period, the legal team called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.

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

The ex-leader called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.