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

The former head of state was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in September and handed more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he was staying under confinement pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after recent developments emerged.

This included attempting to break his tracking device and a summons to a demonstration that could "allow for a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Flight Fears

In a filing authorising the custody, the judge said data from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the former leader's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway".

This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the protest called by his offspring.

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

The senator wrote on social media on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or observe everything from your phone there on your settee? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the vigil would be so followers could "pray for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the possibility of his move to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a background of planning to request asylum through a embassy office", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the United States embassy in the capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist US President President Trump, causing him to enact a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will undergo a custody hearing on the next day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.

They also requested that the former president be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he needed frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Context of Sentencing

The former president was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plot which encompassed plans to assassinate Lula and his running partner, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing the former president's case.

The conspiracy was prevented because it couldn't obtain the backing of the military leaders. His successor was took office without problem on January 1st, 2023.

But a week later, on January 8th, many Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised government buildings in the federal district, the capital city.

The security forces stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The magistrates found that the protesters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, restore order and bring him back to power.

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

He was also banned from running for public office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The former president called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the next presidential race.