The former Brazilian president taken into custody after being declared a risk of fleeing
Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was sentenced of plotting a military coup in the ninth month and handed more than a 27-year term in prison, but he remained under confinement pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" came to light.
This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a call for a public vigil that could enable a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Flight Fears
In a document approving the arrest, the judge said data from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's aim to disable the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his flight.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His offspring, Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a assembly of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on social media on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could offer prayers for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a record of planning to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the US embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.
Global Responses
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President President Trump, causing him to enact a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being held in a national police facility in Brasilia and will experience a custody hearing on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.
They also asked that the former president be allowed to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he required regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of leading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the presidential race to his political opponent, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a scheme which included plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was prevented because it failed to get the backing of the armed forces officials. The current president was inaugurated without incident on 1 January 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, many his backers attacked and damaged official structures in the federal district, Brasília.
The police took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been provoked by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to step in, bring back stability and return him to office.
At the moment, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The one-time head of state called the court case a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 national vote.
