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The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.

The ex-president was convicted of orchestrating a armed takeover in September and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under home detention pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after recent developments came to light.

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

Court Filing Details Escape Concerns

In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said information from the unit overseeing 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 chaos caused by the gathering called by his offspring.

His son, his son Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a gathering of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on digital networks on Friday: Will you battle for your country, or observe everything from your phone there on your settee? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could "pray for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's decision was the potential of his move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a background of arranging to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The court filing emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

International Reactions

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

The former president is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will experience a detention review on the next day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that he be authorized to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he needed regular treatment for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the national vote to his ideological adversary, Lula.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a plan which encompassed plans to assassinate his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing the former president's case.

The conspiracy was prevented because it didn't receive the support of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, many Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged official structures in the capital, Brasília.

The police stepped in and around 1,500 people were arrested.

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

At the time, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.

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