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

The ex-president was sentenced of planning a government overthrow in the ninth month and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under confinement pending appeals.

High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after fresh information emerged.

This included seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a possible escape.

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a document approving the custody, the magistrate said intelligence from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his flight.

This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his offspring.

His offspring, Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or see it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I urge you to struggle with us."

He said the gathering would be so supporters could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a record of organizing to seek refuge through a consular facility", a statement said.

The court filing emphasizes that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is positioned around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Donald Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

Bolsonaro is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will have a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

They also requested that Bolsonaro be permitted to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he required ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other health problems.

Context of Sentencing

The former president was found guilty of orchestrating a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the presidential race to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plot which encompassed plans to kill Lula and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing the former president's case.

The plot was prevented because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without problem on January 1st, 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, many his followers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, the capital city.

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

The judges found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the moment, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".

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

The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him running in the 2026 national vote.