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The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.

The ex-president was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than 27 years in prison, but he was staying under confinement pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after fresh information were revealed.

This involved attempting to break his tracking device and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a possible escape.

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a filing authorising the detention, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his escape.

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

His child, Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a assembly of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or see it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I call on you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of the former president's "relocation to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to seek refuge through a embassy office", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is located around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative United States President Donald Trump, prompting him to enact a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.

Bolsonaro is being held in a national police facility in the capital and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with tracking devices.

They also requested that he be allowed to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he required regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Background on Conviction

He was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the national vote to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which involved plans to murder Lula and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was prevented because it didn't receive the support of the armed forces officials. Lula was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.

But a following week, on the eighth of January, numerous his backers attacked and damaged public facilities in the national capital, Brazil's capital.

The law enforcement took action and around 1,500 people were detained.

The justices found that the protesters had been provoked by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.

At the period, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also banned from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The one-time head of state called the court case a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him participating in the next presidential race.