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Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.

The one-time leader was convicted of planning a government overthrow in September and sentenced more than over two decades in incarceration, but he was staying under house arrest pending court reviews.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after fresh information were revealed.

This encompassed seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Flight Fears

In a filing authorising the custody, the magistrate said data from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the former leader's aim to disable the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his escape.

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

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

The senator wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or watch it all from your phone there on your sofa? I call on you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could "pray for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the magistrate's determination was the chance of the former president's transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of organizing to request asylum through a consular facility", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.

Worldwide Consequences

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President President Trump, prompting him to impose a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

The former president is being held in a national police facility in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.

They also requested that the former president be permitted to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he needed ongoing care for lung conditions and other ailments.

Background on Conviction

He was found guilty of orchestrating a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a scheme which involved plans to assassinate Lula and his running partner, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over the former president's case.

The plot was stopped because it couldn't obtain the backing of the military leaders. His successor was sworn in without incident on 1 January 2023.

But a following week, on 8 January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, Brazil's capital.

The law enforcement stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.

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

At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him competing in the next presidential race.