The former Brazilian president taken into custody after being considered a escape threat

Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.

The former head of state was found guilty of orchestrating a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than over two decades in incarceration, but he was staying under confinement pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after fresh information were revealed.

This included attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a potential flight.

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a document approving the arrest, the judge said data from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his escape.

This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.

His child, Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on the previous day: Will you battle for your homeland, or observe everything from your phone there on your sofa? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the gathering would be so supporters could "pray for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of the judge's determination was the chance of the former president's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of organizing to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is located around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

International Reactions

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Donald Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

He is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will have a custody hearing on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with tracking devices.

They also petitioned that the former president be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he needed frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was found guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plan which involved plans to kill Lula and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.

The scheme was thwarted because it didn't receive the backing of the military leaders. His successor was inaugurated without incident on the first day of 2023.

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

The law enforcement took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, restore order and return him to office.

At the time, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.

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

The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 presidential election.