🔗 Share this article The former Brazilian president arrested after being considered a escape threat Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement. The ex-president was found guilty of orchestrating a government overthrow in September and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he continued under home detention pending appeals. Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" were revealed. This included trying to remove his ankle monitor and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a potential flight. Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks In a document approving the custody, the judge said information from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway". This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the protest called by his son. His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night. The senator wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your couch? I urge 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 land." Foreign Shelter Risks Part of the judge's determination was the potential of his move to embassies near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a background of organizing to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a statement said. The court filing highlights that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home. Worldwide Consequences His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist US President Donald Trump, causing him to impose a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil. The former president is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will experience a detention review on Sunday. Recent Judicial Appeals It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring. They also requested that he be authorized to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he demanded regular treatment for lung conditions and other ailments. Details of Guilty Verdict He was found guilty of leading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the national vote to his political opponent, Lula. Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plan which encompassed plans to assassinate Lula and his running partner, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial. The scheme was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was inaugurated without problem on the first day of 2023. But a seven days after, on January 8th, numerous Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed official structures in the capital, BrasÃlia. The law enforcement took action and around 1,500 people were detained. The magistrates found that the rioters had been provoked by him whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, bring back stability and reinstate his authority. At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe". He was also barred from running for public office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence. The ex-leader called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him running in the next presidential race.