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Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.

The one-time leader was sentenced of plotting a government overthrow in last fall and sentenced more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under home detention pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after "new facts" were revealed.

This encompassed attempting to break his tracking device and a invitation to a demonstration that could enable a potential flight.

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a filing authorising the arrest, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the protest called by his son.

His offspring, Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a assembly of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

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

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

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's move to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a record of organizing to seek refuge through a consular facility", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around 13km from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President Trump, prompting him to implement a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a detention review on the following day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.

They also asked that the former president be authorized to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he needed frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

He was found guilty of orchestrating a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a scheme which involved plans to kill his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing the former president's case.

The plot was stopped because it failed to get the support of the military leaders. The current president was took office without issue on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on January 8th, many his followers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the national capital, Brazil's capital.

The security forces intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by him whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the period, the legal team called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".

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

The one-time head of state called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 national vote.