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The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.

The one-time leader was found guilty of orchestrating a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than a 27-year term in prison, but he was staying under confinement pending appeals.

Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a precautionary step after fresh information came to light.

This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Escape Concerns

In a document approving the arrest, Justice Moraes said data from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his escape.

This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his son.

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

His son wrote on social media on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I urge 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 country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's ruling was the possibility of his move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a background of arranging to request asylum through a consular facility", a announcement said.

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

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist United States President President Trump, causing him to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.

The former president is being kept in a national police facility in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with tracking devices.

They also requested that he be allowed to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he needed frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was convicted of leading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which included plans to kill the current president and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing his judicial proceedings.

The conspiracy was stopped because it didn't receive the support of the armed forces officials. Lula was sworn in without problem on 1 January 2023.

But a following week, on the eighth of January, many his followers attacked and damaged official structures in the federal district, the capital city.

The security forces stepped in and around 1,500 people were detained.

The magistrates found that the rioters had been provoked by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, reestablish control and return him to office.

At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also prohibited from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The former president called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 presidential election.