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The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.

The former head of state was found guilty of planning a military coup in the ninth month and sentenced more than 27 years in jail, but he remained under house arrest pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after fresh information came to light.

This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a call for a demonstration that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a document approving the arrest, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

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

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or see it all from your phone there on your settee? I urge you to battle with us."

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

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's determination was the chance of the former president's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a consular facility", a declaration said.

The legal document emphasizes that the US embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is located around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

Global Responses

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative United States President Donald Trump, causing him to implement a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

He is being kept in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will have a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with tracking devices.

They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he needed ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was determined responsible of heading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the presidential race to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plan which included plans to assassinate Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing the former president's case.

The conspiracy was stopped because it failed to get the backing of the armed forces officials. The current president was inaugurated without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a week later, on 8 January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed official structures in the capital, the capital city.

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

The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, restore order and reinstate his authority.

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

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

The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 presidential election.