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

The one-time leader was convicted of planning a military coup in September and handed more than over two decades in prison, but he continued under house arrest pending appeals.

Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after fresh information emerged.

This included trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a summons to a public vigil that could facilitate a potential flight.

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the custody, the judge said information from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his flight.

This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the protest called by his son.

His offspring, his son Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.

The senator wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Will you battle for your homeland, or watch it all from your phone there on your couch? I call on you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the chance of his transfer to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of organizing to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the US embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

International Reactions

The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist United States President Trump, prompting him to implement a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.

The former president is being detained in a national police facility in the capital and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.

They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be permitted to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he needed frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other health problems.

Background on Conviction

He was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the national vote to his left-wing rival, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over the former president's case.

The plot was stopped because it didn't receive the support of the armed forces officials. Lula was took office without issue on the first day of 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised official structures in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

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

The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, restore order and return him to office.

At the time, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also barred from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the completion of his term.

The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.