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Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.

The ex-president was convicted of orchestrating a armed takeover in September and given more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under confinement pending court reviews.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after recent developments were revealed.

This included seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

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

His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on social media on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I urge you to battle with us."

He said the vigil would be so backers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of the judge's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's "relocation to foreign missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a history of arranging to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 13km from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist United States President Donald Trump, leading him to implement a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a detention review on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that Bolsonaro be authorized to depart his residence for medical care, saying he demanded regular treatment for lung conditions and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was found guilty of orchestrating a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which encompassed plans to murder the current president and his running partner, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was prevented because it failed to get the support of the military leaders. Lula was inaugurated without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a following week, on 8 January, thousands of his followers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the national capital, Brasília.

The security forces stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.

The judges found that the rioters had been incited by him whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, restore order and reinstate his authority.

At the moment, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also barred from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The former president called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him running in the next presidential race.