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The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.

The one-time leader was found guilty of planning a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than a 27-year term in prison, but he continued under home detention pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after fresh information were revealed.

This included seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a potential flight.

Judicial Records Show Escape Risks

In a filing authorising the arrest, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his escape.

This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his offspring.

His offspring, his son Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a gathering of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on social media on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the US embassy in the capital, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, prompting him to implement a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

The former president is being kept in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will have a detention review on the next day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with tracking devices.

They also petitioned that he be authorized to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other ailments.

Context of Sentencing

Bolsonaro was found guilty of heading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the presidential race to his political opponent, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he knew of a plot which involved plans to kill the current president and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The plot was stopped because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. The current president was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.

But a week later, on 8 January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged government buildings in the capital, the capital city.

The law enforcement stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.

The judges found that the protesters had been provoked by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, restore order and return him to office.

At the moment, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The former president called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.