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Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.

The former head of state was convicted of planning a military coup in September and given more than 27 years in incarceration, but he remained under home detention pending appeals.

High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" came to light.

This encompassed seeking to disable his tracking device and a summons to a demonstration that could "allow for a potential flight.

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the judge said intelligence from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his escape.

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

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a senator, called for a assembly of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on social media on last Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or see it all from your phone there on your settee? I urge you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance 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 background of organizing to request asylum through a embassy office", a declaration said.

The court filing highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

Bolsonaro is being held in a national police facility in the capital and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that the former president be allowed to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other health problems.

Context of Sentencing

The former president was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the presidential race to his political opponent, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a plan which involved plans to assassinate his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over the former president's case.

The conspiracy was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the support of the armed forces officials. The current president was inaugurated without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a following week, on 8 January, numerous his backers stormed and vandalised official structures in the national capital, Brazil's capital.

The police took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.

The magistrates found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to take action, reestablish control and return him to office.

At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The one-time head of state called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 national vote.