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

The former head of state was found guilty of orchestrating a government overthrow in September and given more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending appeals.

High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" emerged.

This included seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a potential flight.

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the magistrate said intelligence from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his flight.

This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his son.

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a senator, called for a gathering of his followers 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 watch it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I urge you to struggle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so supporters could "pray for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our nation."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of planning to ask for protection through a embassy office", a statement said.

The court filing emphasizes that the US embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative United States President Trump, causing him to implement a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

Bolsonaro is being detained in a Federal Police station in the capital and will have a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Top Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with digital surveillance.

They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he required frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other ailments.

Background on Conviction

The former president was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plan which involved plans to murder Lula and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.

The scheme was stopped because it didn't receive the backing of the military leaders. His successor was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, thousands of his followers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the capital, the capital city.

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

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been incited by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.

He was also prohibited from running for public office until 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.

The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 national vote.