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Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.

The former head of state was convicted of orchestrating a government overthrow in September and handed more than a 27-year term in jail, but he continued under house arrest pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the elderly politician was a precautionary step after recent developments came to light.

This included trying to remove his tracking device and a invitation to a public vigil that could enable a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the custody, Justice Moraes said information from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his escape.

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his son.

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

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your country, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I call on you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could "pray for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's ruling was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a background of planning to seek refuge through a consular facility", a declaration said.

The legal document emphasizes that the US embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from his dwelling.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative US President Donald Trump, prompting him to implement a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will have a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with tracking devices.

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

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was found guilty of heading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Lula.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a scheme which involved plans to murder Lula and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been overseeing the former president's case.

The scheme was thwarted because it failed to get the backing of the army and air force commanders. The current president was sworn in without problem on 1 January 2023.

But a week later, on 8 January, many his followers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the national capital, Brazil's capital.

The police intervened and around 1,500 people were detained.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been incited by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

At the period, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also barred from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.

The ex-leader called the trial a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him running in the next presidential race.