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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 house arrest.

The one-time leader was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he was staying under home detention pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after recent developments were revealed.

This encompassed attempting to break his tracking device and a call for a demonstration that could enable a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said intelligence from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the protest called by his child.

His son, his son Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your couch? I invite you to fight with us."

He said the gathering would be so backers could offer prayers for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the possibility of the former president's move to embassies near the home, considering that the probes revealed a history of planning to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, the capital city, is situated around 13km from the former president's residence.

International Reactions

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative US President Donald Trump, prompting him to impose a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

Bolsonaro is being kept in a Federal Police station in the capital and will have a custody hearing on the next day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with digital surveillance.

They also requested that Bolsonaro be authorized to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other ailments.

Background on Conviction

He was found guilty of leading a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the presidential race to his political opponent, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which included plans to murder Lula and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over the former president's case.

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

But a following week, on the eighth of January, numerous his followers invaded and destroyed official structures in the capital, Brasília.

The security forces took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.

The judges found that the rioters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, bring back stability and return him to office.

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

He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him running in the next presidential race.