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The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.

The former head of state was sentenced of planning a military coup in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in prison, but he continued under home detention pending appeals.

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

This encompassed attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a public vigil that could "allow for a potential flight.

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a filing authorising the arrest, the magistrate said data from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his escape.

This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his child.

His offspring, Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on last Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your couch? I invite you to fight with us."

He said the vigil would be so followers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's decision was the potential of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a background of arranging to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The legal document underscores that the US embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

International Reactions

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President Donald Trump, causing him to enact a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

The former president is being detained in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a detention review on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

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

Context of Sentencing

Bolsonaro was found guilty of heading a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plan which encompassed plans to assassinate his opponent and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.

The plot was stopped because it didn't receive the backing of the army and air force commanders. The current president was inaugurated without issue on the first day of 2023.

But a following week, on 8 January, many his backers invaded and destroyed official structures in the national capital, Brazil's capital.

The law enforcement intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been incited by him whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, reestablish control and bring him back to power.

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

He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The one-time head of state called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 national vote.