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

The former head of state was sentenced of plotting a military coup in last fall and handed more than 27 years in prison, but he remained under home detention pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.

This included seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a call for a supporters' gathering that could enable a potential flight.

Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears

In a document approving the arrest, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the former leader's "intention to break the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his escape.

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

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a legislator, called for a assembly of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.

His son wrote on social media on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or see it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's ruling was the possibility of his transfer to embassies near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a record of organizing to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The legal document underscores that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist American leader President Trump, causing him to implement a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.

He is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a custody hearing on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be allowed to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he needed ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Background on Conviction

He was found guilty of leading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he knew of a plot which encompassed plans to assassinate his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The conspiracy was thwarted because it failed to get the backing of the armed forces officials. The current president was inaugurated without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a seven days after, on January 8th, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the federal district, Brasília.

The security forces stepped in and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.

The justices found that the rioters had been encouraged by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to step in, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.

At the time, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also prohibited from running for public office until the year 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.

The former president called the court case a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the next presidential race.