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Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.

The one-time leader was convicted of orchestrating a military coup in last fall and handed more than a 27-year term in prison, but he was staying under house arrest pending appeals.

Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after recent developments came to light.

This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a potential flight.

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the custody, the magistrate said information from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the surveillance device to ensure success in his escape.

This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the protest called by his child.

His offspring, Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his supporters near his father's house to take place on the weekend.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I call on you to battle with us."

He said the vigil would be so followers could "pray for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our nation."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The court filing emphasizes that the US embassy in the capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist United States President Trump, causing him to impose a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

The former president is being held in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with tracking devices.

They also petitioned that he be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

He was found guilty of heading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the presidential race to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which involved plans to assassinate the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.

The conspiracy was stopped because it couldn't obtain the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was took office without problem on 1 January 2023.

But a following week, on the eighth of January, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed official structures in the national capital, the capital city.

The police intervened and around 1,500 people were arrested.

The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to step in, bring back stability and return him to office.

At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also banned from running for public office 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 presidential election.