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

The ex-president was sentenced of planning a military coup in the ninth month and sentenced more than over two decades in prison, but he remained under house arrest pending legal challenges.

Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" were revealed.

This included seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a public vigil that could facilitate a possible escape.

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the judge said data from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his escape.

This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the protest called by his offspring.

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

His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I urge you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a record of organizing to seek refuge through a embassy office", a statement said.

The court filing underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.

Global Responses

The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President Trump, prompting him to implement a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.

Bolsonaro is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will have a detention review on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

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

They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be authorized to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he required regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was convicted of heading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

High Court judges said that he knew of a scheme which encompassed plans to assassinate the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the support of the military leaders. His successor was inaugurated without problem on January 1st, 2023.

But a following week, on the eighth of January, numerous his backers stormed and vandalised official structures in the capital, Brasília.

The law enforcement intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.

At the time, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.

He was also barred from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.

The one-time head of state called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 presidential election.