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Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.

The ex-president was found guilty of orchestrating a military coup in last fall and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under house arrest pending court reviews.

High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after fresh information emerged.

This encompassed trying to remove his ankle monitor and a call for a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a possible escape.

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said data from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the surveillance device to ensure success in his flight.

This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his son.

His son, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.

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

He said the gathering would be so backers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the potential of his transfer to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a background of planning to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The legal document emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, the capital city, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.

Global Responses

The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist US President President Trump, prompting him to implement a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will have a custody hearing on the following day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

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

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was determined responsible of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a scheme which included plans to assassinate his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing the former president's case.

The conspiracy was thwarted because it didn't receive the backing of the military leaders. The current president was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed public facilities in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

The security forces intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.

The magistrates found that the protesters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to take action, restore order and bring him back to power.

At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.

He was also banned from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.

The ex-leader called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 presidential election.