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Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.

The one-time leader was convicted of planning a government overthrow in the ninth month and sentenced more than 27 years in jail, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after fresh information were revealed.

This involved seeking to disable his tracking device and a call for a supporters' gathering that could enable a potential flight.

Court Filing Details Flight Fears

In a document approving the custody, the magistrate said intelligence from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his escape.

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

His child, his son Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a meeting of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your country, or see it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I urge you to battle with us."

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

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the magistrate's ruling was the possibility of the former president's transfer to foreign missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of organizing to ask for protection through a embassy office", a declaration said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the US embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative United States President Donald Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

The former president is being detained in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Top Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that Bolsonaro be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he required frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was determined responsible of heading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his political opponent, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which encompassed plans to kill his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing the former president's case.

The scheme was thwarted because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was took office without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on 8 January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed official structures in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

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

The magistrates found that the protesters had been encouraged by him whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, restore order and bring him back to power.

At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also banned from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

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