🔗 Share this article Bolsonaro detained after being considered a escape threat Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention. The one-time leader was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than over two decades in prison, but he remained under home detention pending appeals. Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a preventative measure after recent developments were revealed. This included attempting to break his tracking device and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a potential flight. Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the judge said information from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his getaway". This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the protest called by his offspring. His offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a assembly of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend. The senator wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or see it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I urge you to fight 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 land." Diplomatic Refuge Fears Part of the judge's determination was the potential of his transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the probes revealed a record of organizing to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said. The court filing emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence. Worldwide Consequences The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist US President Trump, leading him to enact a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods. Bolsonaro is being kept in a national police facility in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday. Latest Court Petitions It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with electronic monitoring. They also petitioned that he be authorized to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he needed frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other health problems. Background on Conviction The former president was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the 2022 election to his political opponent, President Lula. High Court judges said that he was aware of a plan which involved plans to kill his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings. The conspiracy was stopped because it couldn't obtain the backing of the military leaders. Lula was sworn in without problem on the first day of 2023. But a week later, on the eighth of January, many Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed government buildings in the federal district, the capital city. The law enforcement took action and around 1,500 people were arrested. The magistrates found that the rioters had been provoked by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, bring back stability and return him to office. At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh. He was also banned from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment. The one-time head of state called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him competing in the next presidential race.