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Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.

The one-time leader was convicted of planning a armed takeover in last fall and given more than a 27-year term in prison, but he was staying under house arrest pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after recent developments emerged.

This included attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a summons to a public vigil that could enable a possible escape.

Judicial Records Show Escape Risks

In a document approving the custody, the judge said intelligence from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his flight.

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

His child, his son Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a meeting of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or watch it all from your phone there on your settee? I invite you to fight with us."

He said the gathering would be so followers could "pray for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's "relocation to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of organizing to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.

The legal document emphasizes that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.

International Reactions

Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader President Trump, leading him to impose a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being held in a national police facility in Brasilia and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with digital surveillance.

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

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was convicted of heading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plot which included plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing the former president's case.

The plot was prevented because it failed to get the support of the military leaders. His successor was sworn in without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a following week, on the eighth of January, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the capital, the capital city.

The security forces intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been incited by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, restore order and reinstate his authority.

At the period, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.

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

The former president called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 presidential election.