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The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.

The one-time leader was sentenced of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under house arrest pending court reviews.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after recent developments were revealed.

This involved trying to remove his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a possible escape.

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a document approving the custody, the judge said intelligence from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the former leader's aim to disable the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his escape.

This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his child.

His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on digital networks on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I call on 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 nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a history of organizing to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The legal document emphasizes that the United States embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist American leader Donald Trump, prompting him to impose a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

He is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that Bolsonaro be allowed to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he needed ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was convicted of orchestrating a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plot which included plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was stopped because it failed to get the backing of the military leaders. The current president was took office without problem on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, many his backers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

The security forces intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been incited by him whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to step in, reestablish control and bring him back to power.

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

He was also banned from running for public office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The ex-leader called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the 2026 presidential election.