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

The one-time leader was found guilty of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he remained under house arrest pending court reviews.

High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a preventative measure after recent developments came to light.

This included seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the judge said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his son.

His child, his son Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a assembly of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.

The senator wrote on social media on last Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I urge you to struggle with us."

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

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of the magistrate's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's move to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a background of organizing to request asylum through a embassy office", a statement said.

The legal document underscores that the US embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

International Reactions

The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist United States President Trump, prompting him to enact a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will experience a custody hearing on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with tracking devices.

They also asked that Bolsonaro be permitted to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.

Context of Sentencing

Bolsonaro was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a scheme which included plans to murder his opponent and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The plot was stopped because it failed to get the backing of the armed forces officials. His successor was sworn in without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on the eighth of January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged public facilities in the federal district, Brasília.

The police intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The judges found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, restore order and reinstate his authority.

At the period, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

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

The ex-leader called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the next presidential race.