The former Brazilian president detained after being declared a risk of fleeing

Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.

The ex-president was sentenced of planning a government overthrow in the ninth month and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under home detention pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after "new facts" were revealed.

This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a call for a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the custody, the judge said data from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the surveillance device 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 offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I call on you to battle with us."

He said the vigil would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his health and for the return of democracy in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's determination was the chance of his transfer to foreign missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to request asylum through a embassy office", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the US embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is situated around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.

Global Responses

The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative US President Donald Trump, causing him to implement a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.

The former president is being detained in a national police facility in the capital and will experience a detention review on the following day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with tracking devices.

They also requested that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he needed regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other health problems.

Context of Sentencing

The former president was convicted of leading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the presidential race to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which included plans to murder the current president and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The plot was prevented because it failed to get the support of the army and air force commanders. His successor was inaugurated without problem on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, many his backers invaded and destroyed official structures in the national capital, the capital city.

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

The judges found that the demonstrators had been provoked by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the period, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also prohibited from running for public office until 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The former president called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.