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

The ex-president was found guilty of planning a military coup in last fall and handed more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he was staying under home detention pending legal challenges.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" came to light.

This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a summons to a public vigil that could "allow for a possible escape.

Judicial Records Show Escape Risks

In a document approving the arrest, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's "intention to break the surveillance device to ensure success in his escape.

This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his child.

His child, Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a gathering of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.

His son wrote on digital networks on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or see it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the gathering would be so supporters could "pray for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of the judge's ruling was the chance of the former president's move to foreign missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of arranging to ask for protection through a embassy office", a declaration said.

The judicial paperwork highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, the capital city, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.

International Reactions

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist American leader President Trump, causing him to impose a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will experience a detention review on the next day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also requested that the former president be authorized to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he required regular treatment for lung conditions and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

He was determined responsible of orchestrating a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the national vote to his left-wing rival, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which included plans to assassinate his opponent and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over the former president's case.

The conspiracy was prevented because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the military leaders. The current president was sworn in without issue on the first day of 2023.

But a seven days after, on January 8th, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the capital, the capital city.

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

The magistrates found that the protesters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, reestablish control and return him to office.

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

He was also banned from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.

The one-time head of state called the trial a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 national vote.