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Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities determined 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 given more than a 27-year term in prison, but he was staying under house arrest pending appeals.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after "new facts" emerged.

This encompassed trying to remove his tracking device and a invitation to a public vigil that could "allow for a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the judge said intelligence from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

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

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a legislator, called for a meeting of his backers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or watch it all from your phone there on your sofa? I urge you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's ruling was the possibility of his transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the probes revealed a record of arranging to request asylum through a consular facility", a declaration said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the US embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.

Global Responses

The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, leading him to implement a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

Bolsonaro is being detained in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a detention review on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.

They also petitioned that the former president be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he required frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other health problems.

Context of Sentencing

Bolsonaro was determined responsible of heading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to kill his opponent and his running partner, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over the former president's case.

The plot was stopped because it didn't receive the endorsement of the military leaders. Lula was inaugurated without issue on 1 January 2023.

But a week later, on the eighth of January, thousands of his backers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the federal district, Brasília.

The security forces stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.

The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, restore order and reinstate his authority.

At the period, 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 later after the end of his sentence.

The ex-leader called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the 2026 presidential election.