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Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.

The one-time leader was sentenced of planning a government overthrow in the ninth month and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he was staying under home detention pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a safety action after fresh information were revealed.

This included seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could enable a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his flight.

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his offspring.

His child, Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a assembly of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.

His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or see it all from your phone there on your couch? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could offer prayers for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the chance of his transfer to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of arranging to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is positioned around 13km from the former president's residence.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

He is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a detention review on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with tracking devices.

They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for lung conditions and other ailments.

Context of Sentencing

Bolsonaro was found guilty of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the national vote to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plot which encompassed plans to kill Lula and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing the former president's case.

The conspiracy was thwarted because it failed to get the support of the army and air force commanders. The current president was inaugurated without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on 8 January, thousands of his followers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, the capital city.

The law enforcement took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, restore order and reinstate his authority.

At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.

He was also banned from running for public office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.

The one-time head of state called the court case a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 presidential election.