đź”— Share this article The former Brazilian president taken into custody after being declared a risk of fleeing The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention. The ex-president was sentenced of orchestrating a armed takeover in the ninth month and sentenced more than 27 years in prison, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews. High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a safety action after recent developments emerged. This included seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a potential flight. Court Filing Details Escape Concerns In a filing authorising the detention, the magistrate said data from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his getaway". This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the protest called by his son. His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a senator, called for a meeting of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend. Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or see it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I call on you to fight with us." He said the gathering would be so followers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our nation." Embassy Asylum Concerns Part of the magistrate's determination was the potential of his move to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a history of arranging to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a statement said. The judicial paperwork highlights that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is positioned around 13km from his dwelling. Global Responses Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist US President Donald Trump, leading him to impose a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods. Bolsonaro is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will have a imprisonment assessment on the following day. Latest Court Petitions It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with tracking devices. They also requested that the former president be permitted to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he needed regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other health problems. Details of Guilty Verdict Bolsonaro was determined responsible of heading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. High Court judges said that he was aware of a scheme which included plans to murder his opponent and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been overseeing the former president's case. The conspiracy was prevented because it didn't receive the endorsement of the armed forces officials. Lula was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023. But a week later, on January 8th, thousands of his backers stormed and vandalised official structures in the capital, BrasĂlia. The security forces stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested. The magistrates found that the rioters had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, bring back stability and return him to office. At the time, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive. He was also barred from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence. The former president called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.