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Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.

The former head of state was found guilty of planning a government overthrow in last fall and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he continued under house arrest pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after "new facts" were revealed.

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

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a document approving the detention, the magistrate said data from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his flight.

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his offspring.

His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a legislator, called for a meeting of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.

His son wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or see it all from your phone there on your sofa? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his health and for the return of democracy in our country."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the possibility of the former president's move to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a record of planning to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The court filing underscores that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist US President Trump, prompting him to implement a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.

He is being kept in a national police facility in the capital and will experience a custody hearing on the following day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with digital surveillance.

They also asked that the former president be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he demanded ongoing care for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Background on Conviction

The former president was convicted of heading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the national vote to his left-wing rival, Lula.

High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plot which encompassed plans to assassinate Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing his judicial proceedings.

The conspiracy was prevented because it couldn't obtain the support of the military leaders. The current president was inaugurated without issue on the first day of 2023.

But a following week, on the eighth of January, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged government buildings in the national capital, Brasília.

The law enforcement took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.

The judges found that the demonstrators had been incited by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.

At the time, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The one-time head of state called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the next presidential race.