The former Brazilian president detained after being considered a escape threat

The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.

The one-time leader was sentenced of orchestrating a military coup in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he continued under confinement pending legal challenges.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" emerged.

This included attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a public vigil that could enable a potential flight.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the judge said data from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.

This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the protest called by his son.

His son, his son Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a meeting of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your settee? I urge you to battle with us."

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

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the magistrate's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's move to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a history of arranging to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The legal document highlights that the United States embassy in the capital, the capital city, is located around 13km from his dwelling.

Global Responses

The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, causing him to enact a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

Bolsonaro is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will experience a custody hearing on Sunday.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with tracking devices.

They also requested that the former president be permitted to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he demanded ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other health problems.

Background on Conviction

He was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the presidential race to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which encompassed plans to murder Lula and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was stopped because it failed to get the backing of the army and air force commanders. The current president was took office without issue on the first day of 2023.

But a seven days after, on January 8th, thousands of his backers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the federal district, the capital city.

The police intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.

The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also barred from running for public office until 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.

The one-time head of state called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the 2026 national vote.