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The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.

The one-time leader was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under house arrest pending court reviews.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after recent developments were revealed.

This encompassed attempting to break his ankle monitor and a call for a public vigil that could facilitate a potential flight.

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.

His child, his son Flávio, who holds office as a legislator, called for a meeting of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your couch? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so supporters could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of the magistrate's ruling was the potential of Bolsonaro's transfer to foreign missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of organizing to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.

The judicial paperwork highlights that the US embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader Donald Trump, prompting him to implement a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will have a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.

They also requested that he be permitted to leave his home for healthcare, saying he demanded regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other health problems.

Context of Sentencing

The former president was convicted of heading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the national vote to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plot which included plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The conspiracy was thwarted because it didn't receive the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was inaugurated without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a following week, on January 8th, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged public facilities in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

The law enforcement took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.

The judges found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, restore order and return him to office.

At the period, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also banned from running for public office until 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The ex-leader called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him running in the 2026 national vote.