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The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.

The one-time leader was found guilty of planning a armed takeover in September and handed more than a 27-year term in prison, but he was staying under confinement pending court reviews.

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

This included trying to remove his tracking device and a call for a demonstration that could "allow for a potential flight.

Judicial Records Show Escape Risks

In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said information from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the protest called by his child.

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

The senator wrote on social media on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I call on you to fight with us."

He said the gathering would be so supporters could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the potential of his transfer to embassies near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a history of planning to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.

International Reactions

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative American leader Trump, causing him to implement a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.

He is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will experience a custody hearing on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also petitioned that the former president be allowed to depart his residence for medical care, saying he required ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was convicted of orchestrating a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the national vote to his left-wing rival, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to murder his opponent and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was stopped because it failed to get the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was took office without incident on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous his followers invaded and destroyed official structures in the national capital, Brazil's capital.

The law enforcement took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.

The judges found that the protesters had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, bring back stability and return him to office.

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

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

The ex-leader called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the next presidential race.