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

The former head of state was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than a 27-year term in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after recent developments emerged.

This encompassed trying to remove his ankle monitor and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Flight Fears

In a document approving the arrest, the magistrate said data from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his flight.

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

His son, his son Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.

The senator wrote on online platforms on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so supporters could offer prayers for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a history of organizing to request asylum through a consular facility", a declaration said.

The legal document highlights that the US embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

Global Responses

The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist United States President Donald Trump, causing him to implement a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

The former president is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will experience a detention review on the next day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that the former president be allowed to leave his home for healthcare, saying he required ongoing care for lung conditions and other health problems.

Context of Sentencing

Bolsonaro was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plan which involved plans to kill the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The conspiracy was stopped because it failed to get the endorsement of the armed forces officials. The current president was sworn in without problem on the first day of 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, numerous his backers attacked and damaged official structures in the capital, the capital city.

The security forces stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.

The judges found that the rioters had been encouraged by him whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.

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

The ex-leader called the court case a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the next presidential race.