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Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.

The ex-president was convicted of planning a military coup in September and sentenced more than 27 years in prison, but he continued under house arrest pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after recent developments were revealed.

This encompassed trying to remove his tracking device and a call for a public vigil that could "allow for a potential flight.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said information from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the protest called by his child.

His son, his son Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a assembly of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your settee? I call on you to struggle with us."

He said the gathering would be so followers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the magistrate's determination was the potential of his transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of planning to ask for protection through a embassy office", a declaration said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

International Reactions

Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist US President Donald Trump, prompting him to enact a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.

Bolsonaro is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will have a imprisonment assessment on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with digital surveillance.

They also asked that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he demanded ongoing care for lung conditions and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plan which involved plans to assassinate his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing the former president's case.

The scheme was stopped because it couldn't obtain the support of the military leaders. Lula was inaugurated without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on the eighth of January, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised official structures in the national capital, the capital city.

The law enforcement intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.

The justices found that the protesters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, bring back stability and return him to office.

At the period, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.

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