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Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.

The ex-president was found guilty of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and sentenced more than over two decades in incarceration, but he remained under home detention pending legal challenges.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after recent developments emerged.

This involved seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a call for a public vigil that could "allow for a possible escape.

Court Filing Details Escape Concerns

In a filing authorising the custody, the judge said data from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his escape.

This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his offspring.

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

His son wrote on digital networks on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or see it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I urge you to struggle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could "pray for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of the magistrate's decision was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The legal document emphasizes that the United States embassy in the capital, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President President Trump, leading him to implement a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

The former president is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be allowed to leave his home for medical care, saying he required frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was found guilty of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his political opponent, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he knew of a scheme which involved plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the armed forces officials. The current president was took office without issue on January 1st, 2023.

But a following week, on January 8th, many his followers attacked and damaged official structures in the federal district, Brasília.

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

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by him whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the moment, the legal team called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".

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

The ex-leader called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 presidential election.