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

The former head of state was sentenced of orchestrating a armed takeover in last fall and sentenced more than a 27-year term in jail, but he remained under confinement pending legal challenges.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after fresh information emerged.

This involved seeking to disable his tracking device and a call for a public vigil that could "allow for a potential flight.

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a filing authorising the detention, the judge said information from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the protest called by his offspring.

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

His son wrote on online platforms on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or watch it all from your phone there on your couch? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the gathering would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's decision was the possibility of the former president's move to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of organizing to ask for protection through a embassy office", a declaration said.

The legal document underscores that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.

International Reactions

Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist United States President President Trump, leading him to implement a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a detention review on the next day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with tracking devices.

They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be allowed to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he demanded regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Background on Conviction

Bolsonaro was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plan which involved plans to murder Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The scheme was thwarted because it didn't receive the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was sworn in without incident on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, numerous his backers stormed and vandalised official structures in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

The law enforcement intervened and around 1,500 people were arrested.

The magistrates found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.

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

He was also prohibited from running for public office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.

The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 presidential election.