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

The ex-president was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under house arrest pending appeals.

Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a safety action after fresh information emerged.

This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a call for a supporters' gathering that could enable a potential flight.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks

In a filing authorising the custody, the judge said intelligence from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's aim to disable the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his escape.

This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the protest called by his son.

His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a legislator, called for a meeting of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.

His son wrote on digital networks on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I invite you to fight with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's move to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.

The legal document highlights that the US embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist US President President Trump, leading him to implement a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

The former president is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will undergo a detention review on the next day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that the former president be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he demanded regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

He was found guilty of leading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the 2022 election to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plan which involved plans to kill his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the backing of the armed forces officials. His successor was sworn in without problem on January 1st, 2023.

But a following week, on 8 January, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged government buildings in the capital, Brasília.

The police took action and around 1,500 people were detained.

The justices found that the rioters had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, reestablish control and bring him back to power.

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

He was also banned from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the end of his sentence.

The one-time head of state called the trial a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.