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Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.

The former head of state was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in last fall and sentenced more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he remained under home detention pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after fresh information emerged.

This included seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a summons to a demonstration that could "allow for a potential flight.

Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears

In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to ensure success in his escape.

This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his son.

His child, his son Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.

His son wrote on digital networks on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your sofa? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of the judge's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of planning to ask for protection through a consular facility", a statement said.

The legal document emphasizes that the US embassy in the capital, Brazil's capital, is located around 13km from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative United States President Trump, causing him to implement a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.

The former president is being kept in a Federal Police station in the capital and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the following day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with tracking devices.

They also requested that he be allowed to leave his home for medical care, saying he required regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

He was found guilty of leading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a plan which encompassed plans to assassinate Lula and his running partner, Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The scheme was stopped because it didn't receive the backing of the military leaders. His successor was inaugurated without problem on the first day of 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous his backers stormed and vandalised official structures in the national capital, the capital city.

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

The judges found that the demonstrators had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also prohibited from running for public office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

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