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Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.

The ex-president was sentenced of planning a government overthrow in last fall and handed more than a 27-year term in prison, but he was staying under confinement pending court reviews.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after recent developments came to light.

This encompassed seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a call for a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a filing authorising the custody, the magistrate said information from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the former leader's aim to disable the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.

His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his backers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or observe everything from your phone there on your couch? I urge you to struggle with us."

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

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the possibility of his move to embassies near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a record of organizing to seek refuge through a consular facility", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist US President President Trump, prompting him to enact a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

Bolsonaro is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will undergo a detention review on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

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

They also requested that Bolsonaro be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he needed frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other ailments.

Background on Conviction

Bolsonaro was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the national vote to his left-wing rival, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to murder the current president and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was prevented because it failed to get the support of the armed forces officials. Lula was sworn in without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a following week, on the eighth of January, numerous his followers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the federal district, the capital city.

The law enforcement took action and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been provoked by him whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, reestablish control and return him to office.

At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also banned from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the end of his sentence.

The former president called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 presidential election.