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Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.

The former head of state was found guilty of orchestrating a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after recent developments came to light.

This encompassed attempting to break his tracking device and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a possible escape.

Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears

In a document approving the custody, the magistrate said information from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the tracking monitor to ensure success in his flight.

This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his child.

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

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or observe everything from your phone there on your couch? I invite you to battle with us."

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

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the possibility of his "relocation to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of arranging to request asylum through a embassy office", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.

International Reactions

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

Bolsonaro is being held in a national police facility in the capital and will experience a custody hearing on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on last Friday 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 asked that the former president be authorized to depart his residence for medical care, saying he needed frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Background on Conviction

The former president was determined responsible of heading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his political opponent, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a scheme which involved plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The plot was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the military leaders. The current president was inaugurated without issue on January 1st, 2023.

But a following week, on January 8th, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged official structures in the national capital, the capital city.

The law enforcement took action and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.

The magistrates found that the rioters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, reestablish control and bring him back to power.

At the moment, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.