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Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.

The former head of state was found guilty of planning a government overthrow in last fall and handed more than over two decades in prison, but he was staying under confinement pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a safety action after fresh information emerged.

This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a public vigil that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his flight.

This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his offspring.

His son, his son Flávio, who holds office as a legislator, called for a gathering of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

His son wrote on social media on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or see it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I call on you to fight with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the magistrate's ruling was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a background of organizing to seek refuge through a consular facility", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President President Trump, leading him to implement a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

Bolsonaro is being held in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also asked that the former president be permitted to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other health problems.

Context of Sentencing

Bolsonaro was convicted of leading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which included plans to assassinate the current president and his running partner, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The conspiracy was stopped because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the military leaders. The current president was inaugurated without incident on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on January 8th, thousands of his backers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

The police intervened and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.

The justices found that the rioters had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.

At the period, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

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

The one-time head of state called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 presidential election.