The former Brazilian president taken into custody after being declared a flight risk

Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.

The former head of state was found guilty of planning a government overthrow in the ninth month and sentenced more than a 27-year term in prison, but he remained under home detention pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a precautionary step after recent developments emerged.

This encompassed trying to remove his ankle monitor and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a potential flight.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the custody, the judge said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his escape.

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the protest called by his son.

His offspring, Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.

His son wrote on digital networks on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I urge you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's determination was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to ask for protection through a embassy office", a declaration said.

The legal document highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

Global Responses

The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative United States President President Trump, prompting him to implement a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.

They also requested that the former president be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he needed regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was convicted of heading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the presidential race to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he knew of a scheme which involved plans to kill the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been overseeing the former president's case.

The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the military leaders. The current president was took office without issue on the first day of 2023.

But a seven days after, on January 8th, numerous his backers attacked and damaged public facilities in the federal district, the capital city.

The police took action and around 1,500 people were detained.

The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, restore order and return him to office.

At the moment, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.

He was also barred from running for public office until the year 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.

The former president called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 national vote.