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Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.

The ex-president was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and given more than over two decades in prison, but he continued under house arrest pending court reviews.

High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" emerged.

This involved attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a potential flight.

Court Filing Details Flight Fears

In a document approving the detention, the magistrate said intelligence from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the surveillance device to ensure success in his flight.

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

His son, his son Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a assembly of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I invite you to struggle with us."

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

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's decision was the potential of the former president's move to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a history of planning to request asylum through a embassy office", a declaration said.

The legal document underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around 13km from the former president's residence.

Global Responses

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative United States President Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

Bolsonaro is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will have a custody hearing on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.

They also requested that Bolsonaro be allowed to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he required regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was convicted of orchestrating a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the national vote to his left-wing rival, President Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a scheme which encompassed plans to murder Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.

The scheme was stopped because it couldn't obtain the backing of the armed forces officials. His successor was inaugurated without issue on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised government buildings in the national capital, the capital city.

The police intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.

The magistrates found that the protesters had been encouraged by him whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to step in, bring back stability and return him to office.

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

He was also barred from campaigning for office until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.

The former president called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the next presidential race.