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

The former head of state was sentenced of orchestrating a armed takeover in the ninth month and handed more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he continued under confinement pending court reviews.

High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after fresh information emerged.

This involved attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a possible escape.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks

In a document approving the detention, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his escape.

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his son.

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

The senator wrote on digital networks on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your couch? I call on you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could "pray for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the chance of his transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a background of planning to request asylum through a consular facility", a announcement said.

The court filing underscores that the United States embassy in the capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

International Reactions

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, causing him to enact a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.

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

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with tracking devices.

They also asked that Bolsonaro be authorized to leave his home for healthcare, saying he required regular treatment for lung conditions and other health problems.

Background on Conviction

He was found guilty of heading a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The conspiracy was stopped because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the armed forces officials. The current president was inaugurated without problem on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed public facilities in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

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

The magistrates found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.

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

He was also prohibited from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the end of his sentence.

The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.