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Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.

The one-time leader was found guilty of planning a military coup in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in incarceration, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after recent developments were revealed.

This involved seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a public vigil that could "allow for a potential flight.

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a filing authorising the detention, the judge said data from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's aim to disable the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his getaway".

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

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on last Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or observe everything from your phone there on your settee? I urge you to struggle with us."

He said the vigil would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the chance of his "relocation to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a record of organizing to ask for protection through a consular facility", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork highlights that the US embassy in the capital, Brazil's capital, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative American leader Trump, leading him to impose a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.

Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will have a custody hearing on the next day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that the former president be authorized to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he required frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the 2022 election to his political opponent, President Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plot which included plans to assassinate the current president and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing the former president's case.

The conspiracy was prevented because it didn't receive the support of the armed forces officials. The current president was sworn in without problem on January 1st, 2023.

But a week later, on 8 January, thousands of his backers stormed and vandalised official structures in the national capital, the capital city.

The law enforcement intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.

The justices found that the demonstrators had been incited by him whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

He was also barred from running for public office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The one-time head of state called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 national vote.