Jair Bolsonaro taken into custody after being considered a flight risk
The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The ex-president was found guilty of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in prison, but he continued under house arrest pending appeals.
High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after fresh information emerged.
This encompassed seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a call for a demonstration that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His child, his son FlĂĄvio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his backers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
The senator wrote on digital networks on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or observe everything from your phone there on your couch? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so backers could "pray for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's determination was the chance of his "relocation to foreign missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a consular facility", a declaration said.
The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist US President Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a Federal Police station in the capital and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that he be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he needed ongoing care for lung conditions and other health problems.
Context of Sentencing
He was determined responsible of orchestrating a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plan which encompassed plans to assassinate his opponent and his running partner, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been managing the former president's case.
The scheme was thwarted because it didn't receive the backing of the military leaders. Lula was took office without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, many Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, the capital city.
The security forces stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The magistrates found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to step in, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, the legal team called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from running for public office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence.
The ex-leader called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 presidential election.