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The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.

The one-time leader was convicted of planning a military coup in last fall and sentenced more than over two decades in prison, but he was staying under confinement pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after recent developments emerged.

This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a call for a public vigil that could "allow for a potential flight.

Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said information from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his flight.

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his son.

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

The senator wrote on social media on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the chance of the former president's move to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a record of arranging to ask for protection through a consular facility", a statement said.

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

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, causing him to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.

The former president is being held in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a custody hearing on the next day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with digital surveillance.

They also asked that he be allowed to leave his home for medical care, saying he required frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was found guilty of leading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plan which involved plans to kill his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was stopped because it didn't receive the endorsement of the armed forces officials. The current president was inaugurated without problem on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on the eighth of January, many his backers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the federal district, the capital city.

The police took action and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.

The judges found that the demonstrators had been provoked by him whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

At the period, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

He was also banned from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.