The former Brazilian president taken into custody after being declared a flight risk
The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.
The ex-president was convicted of planning a military coup in the ninth month and given more than 27 years 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 safety action after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a summons to a public vigil that could "allow for a possible escape.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his child.
His child, Flávio, who holds office as a legislator, called for a assembly of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or observe everything from your phone there on your couch? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could "pray for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's "relocation to embassies near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of arranging to request asylum through a consular facility", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Donald Trump, causing him to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will experience a custody hearing on the next day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that he be allowed to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he needed ongoing care for lung conditions and other health problems.
Context of Sentencing
The former president was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the presidential race to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plan which encompassed plans to murder his opponent and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.
The scheme was stopped because it failed to get the endorsement of the military leaders. Lula was inaugurated without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged government buildings in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The police took action and around 1,500 people were arrested.
The justices found that the protesters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the moment, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also barred from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him participating in the next presidential race.
