The former Brazilian president arrested after being deemed a risk of fleeing

The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.

The former head of state was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in September and given more than 27 years in incarceration, but he remained under home detention pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.

This involved seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a filing authorising the custody, the magistrate said data from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his flight.

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

His son, his son Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a assembly of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or see it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I call on you to struggle with us."

He said the vigil would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's ruling was the potential of the former president's move to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a history of organizing to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The legal document highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is located around 13km from his dwelling.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist United States President Trump, prompting him to implement a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will have a custody hearing on the next day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with tracking devices.

They also requested that the former president be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he needed regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.

Context of Sentencing

He was found guilty of leading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which encompassed plans to assassinate the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.

The scheme was stopped because it failed to get the backing of the military leaders. His successor was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.

But a following week, on 8 January, numerous his backers attacked and damaged official structures in the national capital, Brasília.

The security forces intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the moment, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also banned from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.

The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.