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Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.

The former head of state was found guilty of planning a military coup in September and sentenced more than 27 years in incarceration, but he was staying under confinement pending legal challenges.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a preventative measure after recent developments emerged.

This included attempting to break his tracking device and a invitation to a public vigil that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a document approving the custody, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his getaway".

This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his child.

His offspring, his son Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a meeting of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.

The senator wrote on digital networks on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or see it all from your phone there on your settee? I urge you to struggle with us."

He said the vigil would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's determination was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of organizing to request asylum through a embassy office", a declaration said.

The court filing underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brasilia, is situated around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

Global Responses

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative United States President Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

He is being held in a national police facility in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the following day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with tracking devices.

They also requested that he be allowed to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he needed frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was found guilty of heading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the national vote to his ideological adversary, Lula.

High Court judges said that he knew of a plan which involved plans to murder Lula and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.

The conspiracy was prevented because it didn't receive the support of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without incident on 1 January 2023.

But a week later, on 8 January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised government buildings in the national capital, Brazil's capital.

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

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, reestablish control and bring him back to power.

At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The one-time head of state called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.