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The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.

The one-time leader was sentenced of orchestrating a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under confinement pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" were revealed.

This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a document approving the detention, Justice Moraes said data from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his getaway".

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

His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a legislator, called for a gathering of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.

His son wrote on social media on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to fight with us."

He said the vigil would be so supporters could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's "relocation to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The legal document highlights that the US embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist American leader President Trump, prompting him to implement a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.

Bolsonaro is being kept in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will have a imprisonment assessment on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with tracking devices.

They also requested that Bolsonaro be authorized to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he required regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Background on Conviction

He was convicted of heading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the presidential race to his left-wing rival, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he knew of a plot which included plans to assassinate Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over the former president's case.

The plot was prevented because it couldn't obtain the backing of the armed forces officials. The current president was inaugurated without problem on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, thousands of his followers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the capital, the capital city.

The police intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.

The justices found that the demonstrators had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the moment, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".

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

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