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

The one-time leader was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in September and handed more than over two decades in prison, but he continued under home detention pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" were revealed.

This involved trying to remove his ankle monitor and a summons to a demonstration that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a document approving the detention, the judge said data from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.

His child, Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

His son wrote on online platforms on Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or watch it all from your phone there on your settee? I urge you to struggle with us."

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

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's decision was the potential of his "relocation to embassies near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a history of planning to request asylum through a consular facility", a announcement said.

The legal document emphasizes that the United States embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist US President Trump, prompting him to implement a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

He is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with tracking devices.

They also petitioned that he be allowed to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he required frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a scheme which included plans to assassinate the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing his judicial proceedings.

The conspiracy was thwarted because it failed to get the backing of the military leaders. His successor was took office without incident on 1 January 2023.

But a week later, on the eighth of January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed official structures in the federal district, the capital city.

The security forces took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.

The judges found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to take action, restore order and return him to office.

At the period, the legal team called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also barred from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence.

The ex-leader called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.