The former Brazilian president taken into custody after being considered a escape threat
Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was sentenced of orchestrating a armed takeover in last fall and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under confinement pending legal challenges.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after recent developments emerged.
This included trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a document approving the custody, the judge said data from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the protest called by his son.
His offspring, Flávio, who holds office as a legislator, called for a meeting of his backers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on social media on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or see it all from your phone there on your couch? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so backers could "pray for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a history of organizing to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The court filing underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative American leader President Trump, causing him to implement a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will experience a custody hearing on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also requested that he be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he required ongoing care for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Context of Sentencing
Bolsonaro was convicted of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the national vote to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a scheme which encompassed plans to murder the current president and his running partner, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing the former president's case.
The scheme was thwarted because it failed to get the support of the armed forces officials. His successor was sworn in without incident on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, thousands of his followers invaded and destroyed official structures in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The security forces took action and around 1,500 people were detained.
The judges found that the rioters had been encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the time, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.
The former president called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him running in the 2026 presidential election.
