🔗 Share this article Bolsonaro arrested after being considered a risk of fleeing Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention. The former head of state was sentenced of plotting a government overthrow in last fall and given more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he continued under house arrest pending court reviews. High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after fresh information came to light. This included trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a potential flight. Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns In a filing authorising the arrest, Justice Moraes said data from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway". This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the protest called by his offspring. His child, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend. Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your settee? I call on you to struggle with us." He said the vigil would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation." Embassy Asylum Concerns Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of planning to request asylum through a embassy office", a statement said. The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence. International Reactions Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, causing him to implement a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods. He is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will undergo a detention review on the next day. Latest Court Petitions It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with electronic monitoring. They also requested that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he needed frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other health problems. Details of Guilty Verdict Bolsonaro was found guilty of heading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Lula. Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which involved plans to kill his opponent and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings. The conspiracy was prevented because it couldn't obtain the backing of the military leaders. The current president was sworn in without issue on January 1st, 2023. But a seven days after, on 8 January, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the national capital, Brasília. The law enforcement stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody. The magistrates found that the protesters had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, reestablish control and return him to office. At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh. He was also barred from running for public office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence. The former president called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.