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Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.

The former head of state was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than a 27-year term in prison, but he remained under confinement pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.

This included trying to remove his ankle monitor and a call for a public vigil that could enable a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks

In a document approving the detention, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the tracking monitor to ensure success in his getaway".

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

His offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his backers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.

His son wrote on online platforms on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the gathering would be so backers could "pray for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the possibility of the former president's move to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a record of organizing to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.

The court filing underscores that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

International Reactions

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative United States President Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

Bolsonaro is being held in a national police facility in Brasilia and will have a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the High Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.

They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be allowed to leave his home for healthcare, saying he needed ongoing care for lung conditions and other health problems.

Background on Conviction

The former president was found guilty of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the 2022 election to his political opponent, Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plan which encompassed plans to kill Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The scheme was stopped because it failed to get the endorsement of the military leaders. His successor was took office without issue on January 1st, 2023.

But a following week, on January 8th, thousands of his followers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, the capital city.

The law enforcement intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The judges found that the demonstrators had been incited by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

At the moment, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.

The former president called the court case a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.