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The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.

The former head of state was sentenced of orchestrating a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than 27 years in incarceration, but he was staying under house arrest pending appeals.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" were revealed.

This encompassed trying to remove his tracking device and a call for a demonstration that could facilitate a possible escape.

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the custody, the magistrate said information from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his escape.

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the protest called by his son.

His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works 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: Will you battle for your homeland, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the vigil would be so backers could offer prayers for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's ruling was the potential of Bolsonaro's transfer to foreign missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a record of arranging to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the US embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

International Reactions

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

Bolsonaro is being held in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also asked that he be allowed to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he demanded regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other health problems.

Background on Conviction

He was found guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which included plans to murder Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was stopped because it failed to get the endorsement of the armed forces officials. His successor was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a following week, on January 8th, many his backers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the capital, the capital city.

The security forces stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.

The justices found that the rioters had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, bring back stability and return him to office.

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

He was also barred from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.

The former president called the court case a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.