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Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.

The former head of state was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in September and given more than a 27-year term in prison, but he continued under house arrest pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information came to light.

This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a call for a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears

In a document approving the arrest, the judge said information from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his escape.

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

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

His son wrote on online platforms on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I call on you to struggle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the judge's determination was the potential of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of arranging to request asylum through a consular facility", a announcement said.

The court filing underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, prompting him to implement a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.

The former president is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will have a custody hearing on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.

They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be authorized to depart his residence for medical care, saying he required frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other health problems.

Context of Sentencing

Bolsonaro was determined responsible of heading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the presidential race to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plan which encompassed plans to assassinate the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The scheme was stopped because it failed to get the support of the armed forces officials. The current president was inaugurated without issue on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on January 8th, numerous his backers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

The security forces took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been incited by him whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, bring back stability and return him to office.

At the moment, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".

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

The former president called the court case a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the next presidential race.