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The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.

The former head of state was convicted of orchestrating a armed takeover in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under home detention pending court reviews.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after recent developments came to light.

This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a possible escape.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his getaway".

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

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his followers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or see it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I urge you to struggle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our land."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's decision was the possibility of Bolsonaro's "relocation to embassies near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of organizing to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.

The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being held in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will undergo a detention review on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

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

They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he required regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was determined responsible of orchestrating a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the national vote to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to kill Lula and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing the former president's case.

The plot was thwarted because it didn't receive the backing of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without incident on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised public facilities in the capital, the capital city.

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

The magistrates found that the protesters had been incited by him whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, bring back stability and return him to office.

At the moment, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also banned from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The former president called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him running in the next presidential race.