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Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.

The one-time leader was sentenced of orchestrating a government overthrow in September and handed more than 27 years in prison, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.

Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a precautionary step after fresh information emerged.

This included attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a call for a public vigil that could enable a possible escape.

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.

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

His offspring, Flávio, who holds office as a legislator, called for a assembly of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.

His son wrote on social media on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your couch? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the gathering would be so supporters could offer prayers for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the magistrate's determination was the potential of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a background of arranging to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The legal document underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.

International Reactions

The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader President Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

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

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with digital surveillance.

They also petitioned that the former president be authorized to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded ongoing care for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was convicted of orchestrating a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a scheme which involved plans to kill his opponent and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was thwarted because it failed to get the endorsement of the armed forces officials. Lula was sworn in without issue on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, many his backers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the national capital, Brasília.

The law enforcement stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been provoked by him whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.

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

He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.

The ex-leader called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 presidential election.