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Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.

The ex-president was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in the ninth month and sentenced more than over two decades in incarceration, but he was staying under confinement pending legal challenges.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information emerged.

This involved seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a summons to a demonstration that could "allow for a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Escape Concerns

In a document approving the custody, the magistrate said data from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.

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

His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a senator, called for a gathering of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or see it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's ruling was the chance of the former president's move to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of planning to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

The former president is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also requested that the former president be allowed to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he required regular treatment for lung conditions and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was convicted of heading a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which encompassed plans to assassinate the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The conspiracy was stopped because it didn't receive the endorsement of the armed forces officials. The current president was sworn in without incident on 1 January 2023.

But a week later, on January 8th, numerous Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged public facilities in the national capital, Brazil's capital.

The security forces took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.

The judges found that the rioters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to take action, restore order and reinstate his authority.

At the moment, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also banned from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the end of his sentence.

The ex-leader called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 presidential election.