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Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.

The ex-president was sentenced of planning a military coup in the ninth month and handed more than a 27-year term in prison, but he remained under home detention pending legal challenges.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after fresh information were revealed.

This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said intelligence from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his escape.

This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his son.

His son, his son Flávio, who holds office as a legislator, called for a meeting of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or observe everything from your phone there on your couch? I call on you to fight with us."

He said the gathering would be so followers could "pray for his health and for the return of democracy in our nation."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the judge's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a record of arranging to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the United States embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is located around 13km from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist American leader President Trump, leading him to enact a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with tracking devices.

They also requested that he be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he needed regular treatment for lung conditions and other ailments.

Context of Sentencing

He was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Lula.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a plot which encompassed plans to kill his opponent and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing the former president's case.

The plot was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was inaugurated without incident on 1 January 2023.

But a week later, on 8 January, thousands of his backers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the federal district, Brasília.

The police stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, reestablish control and bring him back to power.

At the moment, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also banned from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The ex-leader called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him running in the 2026 national vote.