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Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.

The ex-president was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and given more than over two decades in incarceration, but he continued under home detention pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a precautionary step after fresh information came to light.

This included attempting to break his tracking device and a summons to a demonstration that could facilitate a potential flight.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said information from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's plan to remove the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his flight.

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.

His child, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

The senator wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the gathering would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the return of democracy in our land."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the judge's ruling was the potential of his transfer to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a record of organizing to seek refuge through a consular facility", a declaration said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the capital, Brazil's capital, is located around 8 miles from his dwelling.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, causing him to impose a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will undergo 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 fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with tracking devices.

They also asked that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he required regular treatment for lung conditions and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was found guilty of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which encompassed plans to assassinate his opponent and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over the former president's case.

The conspiracy was thwarted because it didn't receive the backing of the military leaders. Lula was sworn in without problem on January 1st, 2023.

But a following week, on 8 January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged official structures in the federal district, the capital city.

The police intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.

The judges found that the protesters had been incited by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.

At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.

He was also barred from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The former president called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 national vote.