đź”— Share this article The former Brazilian president taken into custody after being declared a risk of fleeing The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest. The ex-president was sentenced of planning a military coup in the ninth month and given more than 27 years in jail, but he continued under home detention 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 recent developments emerged. This involved seeking to disable his tracking device and a call for a public vigil that could "allow for a possible escape. Court Filing Details Flight Fears In a document approving the custody, the magistrate said intelligence from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his escape. This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his child. His offspring, his son Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening. His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or see it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I invite you to battle with us." He said the demonstration would be so supporters could offer prayers for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land." Diplomatic Refuge Fears Part of the judge's decision was the possibility of his move to embassies near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of planning to ask for protection through a consular facility", a statement said. The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence. Global Responses His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader Donald Trump, causing him to implement a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods. Bolsonaro is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on Sunday. Recent Judicial Appeals It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with digital surveillance. They also petitioned that the former president be allowed to depart his residence for medical care, saying he required frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other health problems. Details of Guilty Verdict He was convicted of heading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Lula. Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a scheme which encompassed plans to kill Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings. The conspiracy was thwarted because it didn't receive the support of the military leaders. The current president was inaugurated without issue on January 1st, 2023. But a following week, on the eighth of January, numerous his backers attacked and damaged government buildings in the capital, BrasĂlia. The police took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained. The justices found that the protesters had been incited by him whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, reestablish control and reinstate his authority. At the moment, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive. He was also barred from running for public office until 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment. The ex-leader called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him competing in the next presidential race.