🔗 Share this article The former Brazilian president detained after being declared a escape threat Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest. The one-time leader was sentenced of plotting a government overthrow in September and sentenced more than a 27-year term in prison, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews. Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after recent developments emerged. This encompassed trying to remove his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a possible escape. Judicial Records Show Flight Fears In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the magistrate said intelligence from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's plan to remove the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his getaway". This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his offspring. His offspring, his son Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a assembly of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night. Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I urge you to battle with us." He said the demonstration would be so followers could "pray for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our country." Foreign Shelter Risks Part of the magistrate's decision was the chance of the former president's transfer to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of arranging to request asylum through a embassy office", a statement said. The legal document underscores that the US embassy in the capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around 13km from the former president's residence. Global Responses Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist US President Donald Trump, prompting him to implement a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods. Bolsonaro is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will have a detention review on Sunday. Recent Legal Requests It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with electronic monitoring. They also petitioned that he be allowed to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he needed ongoing care for lung conditions and other illnesses. Details of Guilty Verdict Bolsonaro was found guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Lula. Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a scheme which involved plans to assassinate the current president and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings. The scheme was stopped because it failed to get the backing of the military leaders. Lula was sworn in without issue on January 1st, 2023. But a week later, on 8 January, thousands of his followers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the capital, the capital city. The police took action and around 1,500 people were arrested. The justices found that the protesters had been incited by him whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, bring back stability and reinstate his authority. At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe". He was also banned from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two 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 competing in the 2026 national vote.