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The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.

The ex-president was convicted of orchestrating a military coup in the ninth month and handed more than 27 years in jail, but he remained under house arrest pending appeals.

High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a preventative measure after fresh information emerged.

This encompassed seeking to disable his tracking device and a summons to a demonstration that could enable a possible escape.

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a filing authorising the detention, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his flight.

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

His child, Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a assembly of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the gathering would be so backers could "pray for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's ruling was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a record of arranging to seek refuge through a embassy office", a statement said.

The legal document highlights that the US embassy in the capital, the capital city, is positioned around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, causing him to impose a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

The former president is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will have a detention review on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

They also requested that the former president be permitted to leave his home for healthcare, saying he required ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the presidential race to his left-wing rival, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he knew of a scheme which encompassed plans to assassinate his opponent and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.

The scheme was prevented because it couldn't obtain the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was inaugurated without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a following week, on January 8th, many his backers attacked and damaged public facilities in the capital, the capital city.

The security forces intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.

The judges found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, restore order and reinstate his authority.

At the moment, the legal team called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also barred from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.

The former president called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 national vote.