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

The one-time leader was sentenced of orchestrating a military coup in September and handed more than 27 years in jail, but he remained under home detention pending court reviews.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" were revealed.

This involved attempting to break his tracking device and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns

In a document approving the arrest, Justice Moraes said data from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's aim to disable the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his getaway".

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

His child, Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.

His son wrote on online platforms on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your sofa? I urge you to struggle with us."

He said the vigil would be so backers could offer prayers for his health and for the return of democracy in our land."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the potential of Bolsonaro's move to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a background of arranging to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The legal document highlights that the United States embassy in the capital, the capital city, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.

Worldwide Consequences

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist American leader President Trump, leading him to implement a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

Bolsonaro is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will have a detention review on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Top Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with tracking devices.

They also asked that the former president be authorized to leave his home for healthcare, saying he demanded regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Context of Sentencing

The former president was convicted of leading a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the national vote to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which included plans to kill Lula and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was stopped because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. His successor was inaugurated without issue on January 1st, 2023.

But a seven days after, on January 8th, thousands of his backers stormed and vandalised official structures in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

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

The justices found that the rioters had been provoked by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the period, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The one-time head of state called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 national vote.