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The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.

The one-time leader was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in September and handed more than over two decades in incarceration, but he was staying under home detention pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after "new facts" came to light.

This involved trying to remove his ankle monitor and a invitation to a public vigil that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a document approving the custody, the magistrate said data from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

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

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

The senator wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your settee? I urge 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 nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's ruling was the potential of Bolsonaro's move to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of planning to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said.

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

International Reactions

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative United States President Donald Trump, leading him to enact a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.

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

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with tracking devices.

They also asked that the former president be authorized to leave his home for healthcare, saying he needed frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Context of Sentencing

He was determined responsible of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the presidential race to his political opponent, Lula.

High Court judges said that he knew of a plan which involved plans to assassinate Lula and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.

The conspiracy was thwarted because it failed to get the endorsement of the military leaders. His successor was sworn in without incident on 1 January 2023.

But a following week, on 8 January, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the national capital, the capital city.

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

The justices found that the demonstrators had been incited by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, bring back stability and return him to office.

At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also barred from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.

The ex-leader called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 presidential election.