🔗 Share this article The former Brazilian president detained after being considered a escape threat Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement. The one-time leader was sentenced of planning a military coup in September and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he was staying under house arrest pending court reviews. High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed. This encompassed seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a call for a demonstration that could facilitate a possible escape. Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears In a filing authorising the arrest, the judge said intelligence from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his escape. This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his son. His child, his son Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a gathering of his followers near his father's house to take place on the weekend. His son wrote on digital networks on Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or see it all from your phone there on your sofa? I urge you to struggle with us." He said the demonstration would be so followers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country." Embassy Asylum Concerns Part of the judge's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to foreign missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a record of arranging to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said. The legal document emphasizes that the United States embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home. Worldwide Consequences Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader Trump, prompting him to impose a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil. He is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a detention review on Sunday. Recent Legal Requests It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Top Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with tracking devices. They also asked that he be permitted to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he required regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other health problems. Context of Sentencing The former president was found guilty of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the 2022 election to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a scheme which included plans to kill his opponent and his running partner, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial. The scheme was prevented because it didn't receive the support of the military leaders. The current president was sworn in without issue on 1 January 2023. But a week later, on January 8th, many Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged official structures in the federal district, Brasília. The law enforcement took action and around 1,500 people were arrested. The justices found that the demonstrators had been incited by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, restore order and return him to office. At the moment, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh. He was also prohibited from running for public office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term. The one-time head of state called the court case a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him running in the next presidential race.