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Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.

The one-time leader was found guilty of planning a military coup in September and given more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under home detention pending legal challenges.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" were revealed.

This encompassed seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a summons to a demonstration that could "allow for a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his son.

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a legislator, called for a assembly of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or observe everything from your phone there on your couch? I call on you to fight with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could "pray for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our land."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's "relocation to foreign missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a background of arranging to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.

The judicial paperwork highlights that the United States embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.

Worldwide Consequences

Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist American leader President Trump, leading him to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.

He is being held in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.

They also petitioned that the former president be permitted to leave his home for medical care, saying he required regular treatment for lung conditions and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was determined responsible of leading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plan which involved plans to murder the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing the former president's case.

The conspiracy was prevented because it didn't receive the backing of the armed forces officials. His successor was took office without issue on January 1st, 2023.

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

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

The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by him whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, restore order and return him to office.

At the period, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.

He was also banned from running for public office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The one-time head of state called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.