The former Brazilian president arrested after being deemed a escape threat

Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.

The one-time leader was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in the ninth month and sentenced more than over two decades in prison, but he was staying under house arrest pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after fresh information came to light.

This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a call for a demonstration that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the arrest, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the former leader's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his flight.

This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the protest called by his child.

His offspring, his son Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a gathering of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.

The senator wrote on digital networks on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or observe everything from your phone there on your settee? I urge you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of the judge's decision was the potential of Bolsonaro's "relocation to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a background of planning to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.

The legal document underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 13km from the former president's residence.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative American leader President Trump, leading him to enact a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.

Bolsonaro is being detained in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with tracking devices.

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

Context of Sentencing

The former president was found guilty of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the national vote to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a scheme which encompassed plans to murder the current president and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the backing of the military leaders. Lula was took office without problem on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on January 8th, many Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed official structures in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

The police took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.

The justices found that the demonstrators had been incited by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to step in, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

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

He was also barred from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The ex-leader called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 national vote.