🔗 Share this article Jair Bolsonaro arrested after being considered a escape threat Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention. The ex-president was found guilty of orchestrating a armed takeover in last fall and sentenced more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under house arrest pending appeals. High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after fresh information emerged. This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a possible escape. Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said information from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his flight. This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his son. His son, his son Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a assembly of his supporters near his father's house to take place on the weekend. The senator wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or see it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I call on you to struggle with us." He said the gathering would be so followers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land." Diplomatic Refuge Fears Part of the judge's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a history of arranging to request asylum through a consular facility", a announcement said. The judicial paperwork highlights that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is located around 13km from the former president's residence. International Reactions His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist United States President Trump, causing him to implement a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods. He is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will undergo a custody hearing on Sunday. Latest Court Petitions It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with electronic monitoring. They also requested that the former president be permitted to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other ailments. Background on Conviction He was found guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Lula. Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a scheme which encompassed plans to murder Lula and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been overseeing the former president's case. The plot was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the backing of the armed forces officials. His successor was inaugurated without incident on January 1st, 2023. But a following week, on 8 January, numerous his followers attacked and damaged government buildings in the national capital, the capital city. The law enforcement stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained. The justices found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, bring back stability and return him to office. At the time, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive. He was also barred from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term. The ex-leader called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him participating in the next presidential race.