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Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.

The former head of state was sentenced of orchestrating a military coup in September and given more than 27 years in jail, but he was staying under home detention pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information came to light.

This encompassed seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a public vigil that could enable a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said intelligence from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his flight.

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his son.

His offspring, Flávio, who holds office as a legislator, called for a meeting of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.

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

He said the gathering would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his health and for the return of democracy in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the potential of the former president's transfer to embassies near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a background of organizing to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The legal document underscores that the US embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is located around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President President Trump, causing him to enact a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being held 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 ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also asked that Bolsonaro be authorized to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he demanded ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plan which encompassed plans to murder the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The conspiracy was prevented because it failed to get the support of the military leaders. His successor was sworn in without issue on 1 January 2023.

But a week later, on January 8th, many his followers attacked and damaged public facilities in the capital, the capital city.

The law enforcement stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.

The judges found that the protesters had been provoked by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.

He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.

The ex-leader called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the next presidential race.