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Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.

The one-time leader was sentenced of plotting a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in prison, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after recent developments were revealed.

This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a summons to a demonstration that could enable a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the custody, the magistrate said data from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his flight.

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

His child, his son Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his followers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.

His son wrote on digital networks on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your country, or observe everything from your phone there on your settee? I invite you to fight with us."

He said the gathering would be so backers could "pray for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to foreign missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of arranging to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.

The court filing highlights that the US embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Donald Trump, leading him to implement a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.

Bolsonaro is being kept in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence 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 lung conditions and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

He was convicted of heading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Lula.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a scheme which involved plans to assassinate his opponent and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The scheme was prevented because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the military leaders. His successor was took office without problem on the first day of 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the national capital, Brazil's capital.

The police stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.

The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by him whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

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

He was also barred from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him participating in the next presidential race.