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Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.

The one-time leader was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and sentenced more than over two decades in prison, but he was staying under house arrest pending legal challenges.

Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after fresh information emerged.

This included seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a public vigil that could "allow for a possible escape.

Judicial Records Show Escape Risks

In a document approving the detention, the judge said data from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his escape.

This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his son.

His son, his son Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a meeting of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on digital networks on Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your sofa? I call on you to battle with us."

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

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's decision was the potential of the former president's move to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to ask for protection through a consular facility", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brasilia, is situated around 13km from his dwelling.

Global Responses

The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, causing him to impose a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

He is being kept in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will have a imprisonment assessment on the following day.

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It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with tracking devices.

They also requested that the former president be allowed to leave his home for healthcare, saying he needed ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Context of Sentencing

The former president was determined responsible of heading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his left-wing rival, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plan which included plans to kill his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.

The plot was stopped because it failed to get the support of the army and air force commanders. The current president was sworn in without issue on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, thousands of his backers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

The security forces stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.

The magistrates found that the rioters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.

At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also prohibited from running for public office until the year 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The one-time head of state called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the next presidential race.