🔗 Share this article Jair Bolsonaro arrested after being considered a flight risk Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement. The former head of state was convicted of planning a military coup in last fall and handed more than 27 years in prison, but he continued under home detention pending legal challenges. High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after "new facts" emerged. This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a call for a public vigil that could "allow for a potential flight. Court Filing Details Escape Concerns In a paperwork permitting the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the former leader's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his flight. This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the protest called by his offspring. His child, Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a assembly of his backers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night. His son wrote on social media on last Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I call on you to battle with us." He said the demonstration would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country." Foreign Shelter Risks Part of the judge's ruling was the potential of Bolsonaro's transfer to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said. The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is located around 13km from his dwelling. International Reactions Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative United States President Trump, causing him to implement a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods. He is being held in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a custody hearing on Sunday. Recent Legal Requests It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with electronic monitoring. They also petitioned that the former president be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other illnesses. Background on Conviction He was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the national vote to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a scheme which included plans to assassinate the current president and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings. The conspiracy was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the backing of the military leaders. His successor was took office without incident on the first day of 2023. But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed official structures in the national capital, Brazil's capital. The security forces intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained. The justices found that the protesters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, restore order and reinstate his authority. At the period, the legal team called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe". He was also barred from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the end of his sentence. The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 national vote.