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The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.

The ex-president was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and given more than over two decades in prison, but he continued under confinement pending legal challenges.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a precautionary step after fresh information emerged.

This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a call for a public vigil that could "allow for a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a document approving the custody, the judge said intelligence from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his escape.

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

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

The senator wrote on online platforms on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I urge you to struggle with us."

He said the vigil would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a background of planning to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.

The legal document underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, the capital city, is located around 8 miles from his dwelling.

Global Responses

The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist United States President President Trump, leading him to enact a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will undergo a detention review on the following day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.

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

Context of Sentencing

The former president was convicted of heading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the national vote to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plan which included plans to kill Lula and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the backing of the armed forces officials. Lula was took office without incident on 1 January 2023.

But a following week, on the eighth of January, thousands of his backers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the federal district, Brasília.

The security forces intervened and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.

The justices found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to step in, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

At the period, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also barred from running for public office until 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.

The former president called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 national vote.