The former Brazilian president detained after being declared a escape threat
Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was sentenced of planning a government overthrow in September and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after fresh information came to light.
This included trying to remove his tracking device and a call for a demonstration that could "allow for a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a filing authorising the custody, the magistrate said information from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's aim to disable the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his flight.
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on online platforms on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or watch it all from your phone there on your couch? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of the former president's move to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The court filing emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, prompting him to impose a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
He is being detained in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a custody hearing on the next day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with tracking devices.
They also requested that he be permitted to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he needed ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
He was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the national vote to his political opponent, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to murder the current president and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was stopped because it couldn't obtain the support of the army and air force commanders. His successor was sworn in without incident on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on January 8th, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the federal district, Brazil's capital.
The security forces stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.
The magistrates found that the protesters had been provoked by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also banned from running for public office until 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the next presidential race.
