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

The former head of state was convicted of plotting a military coup in the ninth month and handed more than 27 years in jail, but he continued under confinement pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after "new facts" were revealed.

This included trying to remove his tracking device and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could enable a possible escape.

Court Filing Details Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said data from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his flight.

This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his son.

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

The senator wrote on online platforms on the previous day: Will you battle for your country, or observe everything from your phone there on your sofa? I urge you to fight with us."

He said the gathering would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our nation."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the judge's determination was the possibility of the former president's "relocation to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of arranging to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The legal document highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

Global Responses

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist United States President President Trump, leading him to enact a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

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

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with tracking devices.

They also asked that Bolsonaro be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he needed frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Context of Sentencing

Bolsonaro was found guilty of leading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the national vote to his ideological adversary, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plot which encompassed plans to kill his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.

The plot was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the military leaders. His successor was took office without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a following week, on January 8th, many his followers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the federal district, the capital city.

The security forces took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.

The justices found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, reestablish control and return him to office.

At the time, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The ex-leader called the trial a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 national vote.