The former Brazilian president taken into custody after being declared a risk of fleeing
The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.
The ex-president was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than 27 years in prison, but he continued under home detention pending legal challenges.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after recent developments were revealed.
This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a call for a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the custody, the judge said intelligence from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the protest called by his son.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a senator, called for a meeting of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
The senator wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or see it all from your phone there on your settee? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so backers could offer prayers for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's decision was the potential of his transfer to embassies near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of arranging to ask for protection through a consular facility", a declaration said.
The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
International Reactions
Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader President Trump, prompting him to implement a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
He is being detained in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will have a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be allowed to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he needed ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other health problems.
Background on Conviction
He was convicted of leading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the national vote to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which involved plans to assassinate his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it failed to get the backing of the armed forces officials. The current president was took office without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised official structures in the national capital, BrasĂlia.
The police took action and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The judges found that the protesters had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the moment, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also barred from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the next presidential race.
