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The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.

The one-time leader was found guilty of orchestrating a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in prison, but he was staying under home detention pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" were revealed.

This included attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a public vigil that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears

In a document approving the detention, the magistrate said intelligence from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's aim to disable the surveillance device to ensure success in his escape.

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

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

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

He said the vigil would be so followers could "pray for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the judge's ruling was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is situated around 13km from his dwelling.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist US President Donald Trump, leading him to implement a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being kept in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will have a imprisonment assessment on the following day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with tracking devices.

They also requested that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he needed frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

He was convicted of heading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plan which involved plans to kill Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been overseeing the former president's case.

The plot was prevented because it failed to get the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was sworn in without incident on the first day of 2023.

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

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

The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to step in, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.

At the time, the legal team called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.

He was also barred from seeking elected position until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The ex-leader called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 national vote.