The former Brazilian president taken into custody after being declared a escape threat
Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was found guilty of orchestrating a military coup in last fall and given more than a 27-year term in jail, but he remained under confinement pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" were revealed.
This included attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a public vigil that could enable a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a legislator, called for a meeting of his backers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
The senator wrote on social media on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or see it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so backers could "pray for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's decision was the possibility of his transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of planning to request asylum through a embassy office", a declaration said.
The court filing underscores that the United States embassy in the capital, Brazil's capital, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist American leader Donald Trump, leading him to implement a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
He is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a detention review on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that he be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he demanded regular treatment for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Context of Sentencing
He was determined responsible of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plot which encompassed plans to murder the current president and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was stopped because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the armed forces officials. Lula was sworn in without incident on the first day of 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, thousands of his followers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the federal district, BrasÃlia.
The security forces intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by him whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to take action, restore order and return him to office.
At the period, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 national vote.
