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Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.

The former head of state was found guilty of orchestrating a government overthrow in the ninth month and given more than 27 years in jail, but he was staying under home detention pending legal challenges.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after recent developments came to light.

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

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a document approving the custody, the magistrate said intelligence from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway".

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

His offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.

The senator wrote on social media on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or see it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I invite you to fight with us."

He said the demonstration would be so supporters could "pray for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's determination was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a background of planning to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is located around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.

Global Responses

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative United States President Trump, causing him to implement a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

The former president is being held in a national police facility in Brasilia and will undergo a detention review on Sunday.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.

They also requested that the former president be allowed to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was found guilty of leading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a scheme which included plans to murder Lula and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The plot was stopped because it couldn't obtain the support of the armed forces officials. The current president was took office without problem on 1 January 2023.

But a week later, on 8 January, numerous his backers attacked and damaged government buildings in the federal district, the capital city.

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

The justices found that the protesters had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.

At the period, the legal team called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also banned from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The ex-leader called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the next presidential race.