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The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.

The ex-president was found guilty of planning a military coup in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in incarceration, but he remained under house arrest pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" came to light.

This included trying to remove his tracking device and a call for a demonstration that could "allow for a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway".

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

His son, Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a gathering of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

His son wrote on social media on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or watch it all from your phone there on your settee? I invite you to fight with us."

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

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's decision was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a background of planning to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the US embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist US President Donald Trump, leading him to enact a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

He is being held in a national police facility in Brasilia and will have a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Top Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

They also requested that Bolsonaro be authorized to depart his residence for medical care, saying he required ongoing care for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was found guilty of leading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the national vote to his ideological adversary, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plot which encompassed plans to assassinate his opponent and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing the former president's case.

The plot was stopped because it couldn't obtain the backing of the army and air force commanders. Lula was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.

But a week later, on 8 January, numerous his followers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the national capital, the capital city.

The law enforcement took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.

The justices found that the demonstrators had been incited by him whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, bring back stability and return him to office.

At the period, the legal team called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.

He was also banned from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The former president called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the next presidential race.