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Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.

The former head of state was sentenced of orchestrating a armed takeover in September and given more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he was staying under home detention pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after recent developments came to light.

This included attempting to break his tracking device and a summons to a public vigil that could enable a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Flight Fears

In a document approving the custody, the judge said intelligence from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's "intention to break the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his flight.

This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his son.

His offspring, his son Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.

The senator wrote on online platforms on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I call on you to fight with us."

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

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of the judge's determination was the chance of the former president's transfer to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of organizing to seek refuge through a embassy office", a declaration said.

The court filing emphasizes that the US embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is positioned around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader President Trump, causing him to implement a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being detained in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will have a detention review on the next day.

Latest Court Petitions

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

They also requested that Bolsonaro be allowed to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he demanded ongoing care for lung conditions and other health problems.

Background on Conviction

The former president was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plan which included plans to assassinate his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was prevented because it didn't receive the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was sworn in without problem on the first day of 2023.

But a following week, on January 8th, thousands of his followers stormed and vandalised official structures in the federal district, Brasília.

The security forces intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the period, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.

He was also banned from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The ex-leader called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.