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Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.

The former head of state was found guilty of planning a government overthrow in the ninth month and sentenced more than 27 years in prison, but he continued under confinement pending court reviews.

High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a safety action after recent developments came to light.

This involved trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a public vigil that could "allow for a possible escape.

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a document approving the detention, 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 secure accomplishment in his flight.

This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his son.

His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a legislator, called for a assembly of his followers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your settee? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the gathering would be so backers could "pray for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our country."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the chance of his "relocation to embassies near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a record of organizing to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The legal document emphasizes that the US embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is positioned around 13km from his dwelling.

Global Responses

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative United States President Trump, prompting him to implement a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a detention review on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with tracking devices.

They also petitioned that the former president be permitted to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he needed frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Background on Conviction

Bolsonaro was determined responsible of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a scheme which involved plans to kill Lula and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing the former president's case.

The plot was thwarted because it didn't receive the support of the armed forces officials. His successor was inaugurated without issue on 1 January 2023.

But a following week, on 8 January, numerous his followers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the national capital, Brazil's capital.

The law enforcement took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.

The judges found that the rioters had been provoked by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, restore order and reinstate his authority.

At the moment, the legal team called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.

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

The ex-leader called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the next presidential race.