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The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.

The one-time leader was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than 27 years in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after recent developments came to light.

This included trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could facilitate a possible escape.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said information from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the former leader's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment 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 senator, called for a gathering of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your couch? I urge you to battle with us."

He said the vigil would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's decision was the chance of the former president's move to embassies near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a consular facility", a announcement said.

The court filing emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.

International Reactions

The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative United States President Donald Trump, prompting him to implement a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.

Bolsonaro is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will experience a detention review on Sunday.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also asked that the former president be permitted to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he needed frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Context of Sentencing

The former president was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the presidential race to his political opponent, Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to assassinate the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was prevented because it didn't receive the backing of the armed forces officials. His successor was took office without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a following week, on January 8th, thousands of his followers invaded and destroyed official structures in the capital, Brazil's capital.

The security forces intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.

The justices found that the protesters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

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

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

The former president called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 national vote.