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The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.

The one-time leader was convicted of plotting a military coup in last fall and given more than a 27-year term in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending appeals.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after "new facts" were revealed.

This encompassed seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a demonstration that could enable a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said information from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the protest called by his offspring.

His child, Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a assembly of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

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

He said the vigil would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a history of organizing to seek refuge through a consular facility", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the capital, the capital city, is positioned around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist United States President Donald Trump, leading him to enact a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

The former president is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will have a detention review on Sunday.

Latest Court Petitions

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

They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be permitted to leave his home for medical care, saying he required ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other health problems.

Context of Sentencing

The former president was convicted of heading a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the 2022 election to his political opponent, Lula.

High Court judges said that he knew of a plan which included plans to kill the current president and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the armed forces officials. The current president was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, many Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised government buildings in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

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

The magistrates found that the protesters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, reestablish control and bring him back to power.

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

He was also barred from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.

The ex-leader called the trial a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 national vote.