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Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.

The former head of state was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and handed more than a 27-year term in prison, but he continued under home detention pending legal challenges.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the move to detain the elderly politician was a safety action after fresh information were revealed.

This encompassed attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a public vigil that could enable a possible escape.

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a document approving the arrest, Justice Moraes said information from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the protest called by his offspring.

His child, his son Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on online platforms on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or see it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the judge's ruling was the potential of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a background of planning to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.

The legal document underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

Global Responses

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President President Trump, causing him to implement a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will experience a detention review on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also requested that the former president be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he required frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was found guilty of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plan which involved plans to kill Lula and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The conspiracy was prevented because it failed to get the support of the armed forces officials. His successor was took office without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a following week, on the eighth of January, many his backers attacked and damaged public facilities in the capital, Brasília.

The security forces intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The magistrates found that the rioters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

He was also barred from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The one-time head of state called the trial a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him running in the next presidential race.