Jair Bolsonaro arrested after being declared a escape threat

Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.

The one-time leader was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than a 27-year term in jail, but he remained under home detention pending legal challenges.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after recent developments emerged.

This involved attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a call for a demonstration that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said information from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

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

His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a legislator, called for a meeting of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on Friday: Will you battle for your country, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to fight with us."

He said the gathering would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the judge's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's move to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.

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

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative US President Trump, causing him to impose a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

He is being held in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will experience a custody hearing on the following day.

Latest Court Petitions

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

They also asked that he be allowed to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he needed ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was convicted of orchestrating a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plot which included plans to murder Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the top judicial official 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 the eighth of January, many his backers invaded and destroyed official structures in the national capital, the capital city.

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

The magistrates found that the rioters had been incited by him whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to step in, restore order and reinstate his authority.

At the time, the legal team called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.

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

The one-time head of state called the court case a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.