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

The ex-president was found guilty of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in prison, but he was staying under house arrest pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" came to light.

This encompassed attempting to break his tracking device and a call for a public vigil that could facilitate a possible escape.

Court Filing Details Escape Concerns

In a filing authorising the custody, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway".

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

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

His son wrote on digital networks on Friday: Will you battle for your country, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I invite you to fight with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a record of arranging to seek refuge through a consular facility", a declaration said.

The legal document highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is located around 8 miles from his dwelling.

International Reactions

The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist US President Donald Trump, leading him to implement a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the following day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.

They also requested that Bolsonaro be allowed to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he needed regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was convicted of heading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plot which encompassed plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.

The conspiracy was prevented because it failed to get the backing of the armed forces officials. Lula was inaugurated without problem on January 1st, 2023.

But a following week, on January 8th, many his backers attacked and damaged government buildings in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

The law enforcement took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.

The magistrates found that the protesters had been encouraged by him whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to step in, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

At the time, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.

He was also banned from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The former president called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him competing in the next presidential race.