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Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.

The ex-president was found guilty of plotting a government overthrow in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a preventative measure after recent developments emerged.

This involved attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the judge said data from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his escape.

This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the protest called by his offspring.

His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a legislator, called for a gathering of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.

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

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

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of the magistrate's decision was the chance of his transfer to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a background of arranging to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.

The legal document emphasizes that the United States embassy in the capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

International Reactions

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President Trump, causing him to implement a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will experience a custody hearing on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also asked that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he needed regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Background on Conviction

The former president was convicted of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the national vote to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a scheme which included plans to kill his opponent and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The scheme was prevented because it didn't receive the backing of the military leaders. His successor was inaugurated without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a following week, on January 8th, thousands of his backers attacked and damaged official structures in the national capital, Brasília.

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

The magistrates found that the rioters had been incited by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, reestablish control and bring him back to power.

At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".

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

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