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Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.

The ex-president was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than a 27-year term in prison, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" were revealed.

This included attempting to break his tracking device and a invitation to a public vigil that could facilitate a possible escape.

Judicial Records Show Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the judge said data from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his getaway".

This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his offspring.

His offspring, Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.

His son wrote on social media on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or see it all from your phone there on your settee? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could offer prayers for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's determination was the potential of the former president's "relocation to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of arranging to request asylum through a embassy office", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

International Reactions

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will experience a detention review on the following day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that Bolsonaro be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he required regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was found guilty of orchestrating a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his political opponent, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plan which included plans to assassinate his opponent and his running partner, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was thwarted because it failed to get the endorsement of the armed forces officials. The current president was sworn in without issue on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on the eighth of January, many his followers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the national capital, Brasília.

The security forces took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.

The magistrates found that the protesters had been incited by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, restore order and reinstate his authority.

At the time, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also barred from running for public office until 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.

The ex-leader called the trial a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 national vote.