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

The one-time leader was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than a 27-year term in jail, but he continued under house arrest pending legal challenges.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after fresh information came to light.

This included seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a demonstration that could enable a potential flight.

Court Filing Details Escape Concerns

In a document approving the custody, the magistrate said data from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his escape.

This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his son.

His offspring, Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a gathering of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on the previous day: Will you battle for your homeland, or see it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I invite you to fight with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of organizing to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

International Reactions

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

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

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with tracking devices.

They also petitioned that the former president be authorized to leave his home for medical care, saying he needed regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plot which involved plans to murder his opponent and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been presiding over the former president's case.

The conspiracy was prevented because it failed to get the backing of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without problem on the first day of 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous his backers attacked and damaged government buildings in the capital, Brasília.

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

The justices found that the protesters had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to take action, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".

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

The one-time head of state called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 presidential election.