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Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.

The former head of state was found guilty of orchestrating a armed takeover in September and given more than 27 years in jail, but he continued under confinement pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after "new facts" emerged.

This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a possible escape.

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the judge said intelligence from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the former leader's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway".

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

His son, his son Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a assembly of his supporters near his father's house to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on social media on Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I invite you to fight with us."

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

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of the magistrate's decision was the possibility of his "relocation to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of organizing to request asylum through a consular facility", a announcement said.

The court filing highlights that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is situated around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader Trump, leading him to enact a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

Bolsonaro is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will undergo a detention review on the next day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with tracking devices.

They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be permitted to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he required ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

He was convicted of orchestrating a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the presidential race to his left-wing rival, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which encompassed plans to kill his opponent and his running partner, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The conspiracy was prevented because it couldn't obtain the support of the military leaders. Lula was inaugurated without issue on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised government buildings in the national capital, the capital city.

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

The judges found that the demonstrators had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The former president called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him running in the 2026 national vote.