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

The one-time leader was found guilty of plotting a military coup in the ninth month and given more than 27 years in incarceration, but he remained under house arrest pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" came to light.

This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a possible escape.

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a filing authorising the detention, the judge said intelligence from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his flight.

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

His child, his son Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

The senator wrote on online platforms on the previous day: Will you battle for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the vigil would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our land."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the judge's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of organizing to ask for protection through a consular facility", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader Trump, causing him to implement a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

The former president is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will have a detention review on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that he be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he needed frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other health problems.

Background on Conviction

Bolsonaro was determined responsible of heading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a plot which included plans to kill Lula and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The conspiracy was thwarted because it didn't receive the backing of the military leaders. The current president was sworn in without problem on the first day of 2023.

But a following week, on 8 January, many his followers invaded and destroyed official structures in the capital, Brazil's capital.

The law enforcement stepped in and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.

The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, restore order and reinstate his authority.

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

He was also prohibited from running for public office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence.

The former president called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 presidential election.