đź”— Share this article The former Brazilian president taken into custody after being considered a escape threat Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement. The ex-president was convicted of plotting a government overthrow in the ninth month and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under home detention pending appeals. Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a precautionary step after fresh information came to light. This included seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a possible escape. Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns In a filing authorising the custody, the judge said data from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his flight. This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the protest called by his offspring. His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a senator, called for a meeting of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening. His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your couch? I invite you to fight with us." He said the demonstration would be so followers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country." Foreign Shelter Risks Part of the judge's ruling was the chance of the former president's transfer to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a history of planning to ask for protection through a embassy office", a declaration said. The court filing highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around 13km from his dwelling. International Reactions His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative United States President Trump, prompting him to enact a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil. Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday. Latest Court Petitions It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with electronic monitoring. They also petitioned that he be permitted to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he needed ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other illnesses. Context of Sentencing The former president was found guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plot which included 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 overseeing his judicial proceedings. The conspiracy was stopped because it failed to get the endorsement of the armed forces officials. The current president was sworn in without issue on January 1st, 2023. But a following week, on 8 January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised public facilities in the federal district, BrasĂlia. The law enforcement intervened and around 1,500 people were arrested. The judges found that the rioters had been provoked by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, restore order and bring him back to power. At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh. He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the end of his sentence. The former president called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 national vote.