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Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.

The former head of state was convicted of orchestrating a military coup in the ninth month and given more than 27 years in prison, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.

Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after recent developments were revealed.

This involved trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a public vigil that could enable a possible escape.

Judicial Records Show Escape Risks

In a document approving the detention, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his flight.

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

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

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I urge you to struggle with us."

He said the gathering would be so supporters could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our nation."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of the magistrate's determination was the potential of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a background of arranging to seek refuge through a consular facility", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is located around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist United States President President Trump, prompting him to implement a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.

Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will experience a custody hearing on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also petitioned that he be allowed to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he needed frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was convicted of heading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the national vote to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a scheme which encompassed plans to murder his opponent and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.

The conspiracy was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. The current president was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a following week, on January 8th, numerous his backers attacked and damaged government buildings in the capital, the capital city.

The law enforcement intervened and around 1,500 people were detained.

The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by him whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to take action, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the period, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.

He was also banned from campaigning for office until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The former president called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 presidential election.