🔗 Share this article Jair Bolsonaro taken into custody after being deemed a escape threat Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention. The ex-president was found guilty of orchestrating a government overthrow in September and given more than a 27-year term in prison, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews. Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" came to light. This included seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a summons to a public vigil that could facilitate a chance to flee". 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 surveillance device to guarantee victory in his flight. This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his offspring. His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend. His son wrote on online platforms on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to struggle with us." He said the demonstration would be so followers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land." Embassy Asylum Concerns Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of the former president's move to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a record of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a statement said. The judicial paperwork highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is located around 13km from the former president's residence. Worldwide Consequences Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist United States President President Trump, leading him to impose a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports. Bolsonaro is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will experience a detention review on Sunday. Latest Court Petitions It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with digital surveillance. They also petitioned that the former president be authorized to leave his home for medical care, saying he required regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other ailments. Background on Conviction Bolsonaro was found guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the presidential race to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which included plans to assassinate his opponent and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial. The plot was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023. But a week later, on January 8th, many Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed government buildings in the national capital, Brasília. The law enforcement stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained. The justices found that the protesters had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, bring back stability and bring him back to power. At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive. He was also barred from running for public office until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence. The one-time head of state called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the next presidential race.