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The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities found 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 handed more than a 27-year term in prison, but he continued under confinement pending legal challenges.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" emerged.

This encompassed seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a call for a demonstration that could facilitate a potential flight.

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the custody, the magistrate said information from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his flight.

This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.

His offspring, his son Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a meeting of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on online platforms on Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I call on you to battle with us."

He said the vigil would be so followers could "pray for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's ruling was the potential of his move to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a embassy office", a declaration said.

The legal document underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative United States President Trump, prompting him to enact a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

He is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will experience a custody hearing on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that the former president be allowed to depart his residence for medical care, saying he needed ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was determined responsible of orchestrating a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the 2022 election to his political opponent, Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a scheme which encompassed plans to murder his opponent and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a seven days after, on January 8th, thousands of his followers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the national capital, Brasília.

The law enforcement stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.

The magistrates found that the rioters had been provoked by him whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, restore order and reinstate his authority.

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

He was also barred from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The one-time head of state called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him competing in the next presidential race.