Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after being determined a "concrete flight risk" while under house arrest. The former Brazilian president was found guilty of plotting a military coup in September and sentenced to more than 27 years in prison, but he remains under house arrest pending appeals. Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the 70-year-old was a preventative measure after "new facts" came to light. This included attempting to break his ankle monitor and a call for a public vigil that could "allow for a possible escape". In a filing authorising the arrest, Justice Moraes said information from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former president's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his escape".