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The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.

The ex-president was found guilty of orchestrating a government overthrow in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in prison, but he was staying under house arrest pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" were revealed.

This included attempting to break his tracking device and a call for a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Flight Fears

In a filing authorising the custody, Justice Moraes said information from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his escape.

This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.

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

The senator wrote on online platforms on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your sofa? I call on you to struggle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could "pray for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the judge's ruling was the chance of the former president's transfer to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a history of planning to seek refuge through a embassy office", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist American leader Trump, prompting him to impose a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

He is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the High Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.

They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plan which encompassed plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was prevented because it didn't receive the backing of the military leaders. His successor was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a seven days after, on January 8th, numerous Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed government buildings in the national capital, Brasília.

The law enforcement took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.

The judges found that the rioters had been provoked by him whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

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

He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.

The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him competing in the next presidential race.