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Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.

The former head of state was found guilty of planning a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than over two decades in incarceration, but he was staying under house arrest pending appeals.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a precautionary step after fresh information were revealed.

This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a potential flight.

Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears

In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his flight.

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

His offspring, Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or see it all from your phone there on your sofa? I invite you to battle with us."

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

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the judge's ruling was the chance of the former president's "relocation to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of arranging to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.

Global Responses

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President Donald Trump, leading him to enact a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.

He is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will experience a custody hearing on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with tracking devices.

They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be allowed to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he required frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other ailments.

Background on Conviction

He was convicted of orchestrating a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a scheme which encompassed plans to assassinate the current president and his running partner, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.

The conspiracy was stopped because it didn't receive the support of the army and air force commanders. His successor was inaugurated without problem on the first day of 2023.

But a following week, on 8 January, many Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised government buildings in the national capital, Brazil's capital.

The security forces intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.

The magistrates found that the protesters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, reestablish control and return him to office.

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

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

The former president called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 presidential election.