Jair Bolsonaro taken into custody after being considered a escape threat

The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.

The ex-president was found guilty of orchestrating a military coup in the ninth month and handed more than a 27-year term in prison, but he remained under house arrest pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after recent developments were revealed.

This involved trying to remove his tracking device and a call for a public vigil that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks

In a document approving the arrest, the magistrate said intelligence from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his son.

His offspring, Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a gathering of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your settee? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the gathering would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's determination was the chance of his transfer to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The court filing highlights that the US embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

Global Responses

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, causing him to implement a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

The former president is being kept in a national police facility in Brasilia and will have a detention review on the following day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.

They also requested that he be permitted to leave his home for healthcare, saying he required regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was found guilty of leading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plot which included plans to assassinate the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.

The plot was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the support of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without problem on 1 January 2023.

But a week later, on January 8th, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised official structures in the federal district, the capital city.

The police intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.

The judges found that the demonstrators had been incited by him whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to step in, restore order and return him to office.

At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.

The ex-leader called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 presidential election.