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Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.

The ex-president was convicted of orchestrating a military coup in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in prison, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.

High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after recent developments were revealed.

This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a call for a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Flight Fears

In a document approving the detention, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the surveillance device to ensure success in his escape.

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his offspring.

His son, Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a assembly of his backers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.

His son wrote on digital networks on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the vigil would be so followers could offer prayers for his health and for the return of democracy in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the potential of the former president's "relocation to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a record of organizing to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the US embassy in the capital, the capital city, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist US President Donald Trump, leading him to implement a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

The former president is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will experience a custody hearing on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

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

They also asked that he be authorized to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other ailments.

Background on Conviction

Bolsonaro was found guilty of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a scheme which involved plans to kill Lula and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.

The plot was prevented because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the armed forces officials. The current president was inaugurated without issue on January 1st, 2023.

But a week later, on 8 January, many his backers attacked and damaged public facilities in the capital, Brazil's capital.

The security forces intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.

The magistrates found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".

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

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