🔗 Share this article Jair Bolsonaro arrested after being deemed a escape threat Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement. The former head of state was found guilty of orchestrating a government overthrow in the ninth month and sentenced more than a 27-year term in prison, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals. High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" came to light. This involved trying to remove his tracking device and a summons to a public vigil that could "allow for a possible escape. Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns In a document approving the detention, the judge said information from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the former leader'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 demonstration called by his child. His child, his son Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a gathering of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend. The senator wrote on social media on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or observe everything from your phone there on your couch? I call on you to fight with us." He said the demonstration would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our nation." Diplomatic Refuge Fears Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of planning to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said. The legal document emphasizes that the US embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling. Worldwide Consequences His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, prompting him to impose a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil. He is being detained in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a detention review on Sunday. Recent Judicial Appeals It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with tracking devices. They also requested that Bolsonaro be permitted to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he needed ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other health problems. Context of Sentencing Bolsonaro was found guilty of heading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, President Lula. Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plot which encompassed plans to kill Lula and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial. The plot was stopped because it couldn't obtain the backing of the armed forces officials. Lula was inaugurated without issue on January 1st, 2023. But a following week, on 8 January, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed official structures in the federal district, Brasília. The law enforcement took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained. The justices found that the rioters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, bring back stability and return him to office. At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe". He was also barred from seeking elected position until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence. The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.