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The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.

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

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the move to detain the elderly politician was a precautionary step after recent developments came to light.

This encompassed attempting to break his tracking device and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a document approving the detention, the magistrate said data from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.

This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his son.

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a congressional representative, 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 nation, or see it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I call on you to battle with us."

He said the vigil would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the potential of his transfer to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a record of organizing to seek refuge through a embassy office", a statement said.

The court filing emphasizes that the US embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.

Global Responses

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader Donald Trump, causing him to implement a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.

Bolsonaro is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will experience a detention review on the next day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also petitioned that he be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he needed regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other health problems.

Background on Conviction

The former president was convicted of leading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the national vote to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a scheme which encompassed plans to assassinate his opponent and his running partner, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been overseeing the former president's case.

The plot was prevented because it failed to get the backing of the military leaders. Lula was inaugurated without issue on January 1st, 2023.

But a week later, on 8 January, many Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed government buildings in the national capital, the capital city.

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

The judges found that the protesters had been incited by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.

At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.

The former president called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 presidential election.