๐ Share this article Jair Bolsonaro taken into custody after being considered a flight risk Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest. The one-time leader was convicted of planning a armed takeover in last fall and sentenced more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he remained under house arrest pending legal challenges. Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a preventative measure after recent developments emerged. This involved trying to remove his ankle monitor and a summons to a public vigil that could enable a potential flight. Judicial Records Show Flight Fears In a filing authorising the custody, the magistrate said data from the centre monitoring 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 assisted by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his offspring. His son, his son Flรกvio, who holds office as a senator, called for a gathering of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night. The senator wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I call on you to battle with us." He said the gathering would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land." Foreign Shelter Risks Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the potential of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a record of arranging to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a statement said. The judicial paperwork underscores that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is located around 13km from his dwelling. Global Responses Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader President Trump, causing him to impose a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports. He is being detained in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will have a custody hearing on the following day. Recent Judicial Appeals It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with digital surveillance. They also asked that the former president be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he required regular treatment for lung conditions and other health problems. Details of Guilty Verdict He was convicted of heading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva. High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plot which included plans to kill Lula and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial. The scheme was stopped because it failed to get the support of the army and air force commanders. The current president was inaugurated without incident on January 1st, 2023. But a following week, on January 8th, numerous his followers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the capital, the capital city. The security forces took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained. The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, restore order and reinstate his authority. At the time, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe". He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term. The former president called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him running in the next presidential race.