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

Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.

The ex-president was found guilty of planning a military coup in the ninth month and sentenced more than over two decades in prison, but he was staying under house arrest pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after recent developments were revealed.

This involved seeking to disable his tracking device and a summons to a demonstration that could enable a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a filing authorising the arrest, the magistrate said information from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his escape.

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

His son, his son Flávio, who holds office as a legislator, called for a assembly of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.

His son wrote on digital networks on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's move to foreign missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of organizing to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.

The court filing emphasizes that the United States embassy in the capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

International Reactions

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, leading him to implement a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.

The former president is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with tracking devices.

They also asked that Bolsonaro be permitted to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Background on Conviction

He was found guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which involved plans to assassinate Lula and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was prevented because it couldn't obtain the support of the military leaders. Lula was sworn in without incident on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on January 8th, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, Brasília.

The security forces took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The magistrates found that the protesters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, restore order and return him to office.

At the period, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him competing in the next presidential race.