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

The former head of state was found guilty of orchestrating a military coup in the ninth month and sentenced more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he remained under house arrest pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" came to light.

This encompassed attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the custody, the judge said intelligence from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his flight.

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

His child, Flávio, who holds office as a legislator, called for a gathering of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your country, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to fight with us."

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

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's determination was the potential of his transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a background of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.

The legal document underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brasilia, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative US President Donald Trump, prompting him to enact a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being detained in a national police facility in Brasilia and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

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 petitioned that he be permitted to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he demanded ongoing care for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Background on Conviction

Bolsonaro was convicted of leading a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

High Court judges said that he knew of a plot which involved plans to assassinate his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was prevented because it failed to get the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was sworn in without problem on January 1st, 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, many his backers attacked and damaged official structures in the capital, Brasília.

The police intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.

The justices found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, reestablish control and bring him back to power.

At the moment, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.

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

The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him participating in the next presidential race.