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

The former head of state was convicted of orchestrating a government overthrow in last fall and handed more than 27 years in prison, but he was staying under home detention pending legal challenges.

Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" came to light.

This encompassed 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 paperwork permitting the arrest, the magistrate said data from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's plan to remove 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 son.

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a senator, called for a assembly of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on social media on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or see it all from your phone there on your sofa? I urge you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could offer prayers for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the judge's ruling was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a background of planning to seek refuge through a embassy office", a declaration said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the US embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is located around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist US President Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

Bolsonaro is being kept in a Federal Police station in the capital and will undergo a detention review on the following day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.

They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be allowed to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he required regular treatment for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was convicted of heading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the national vote to his political opponent, Lula.

High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which involved plans to kill his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing the former president's case.

The conspiracy was prevented because it didn't receive the endorsement of the armed forces officials. His successor was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, many Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised official structures in the national capital, Brazil's capital.

The police took action and around 1,500 people were arrested.

The magistrates found that the rioters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

At the period, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.

He was also barred from seeking elected position until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.

The one-time head of state called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him running in the next presidential race.