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Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.

The ex-president was found guilty of planning a military coup in last fall and sentenced more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he remained under home detention pending appeals.

High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information came to light.

This encompassed seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a call for a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a potential flight.

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the custody, the judge said information from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the former leader's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his offspring.

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or see it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I invite you to struggle with us."

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

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the potential of his move to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a record of organizing to seek refuge through a embassy office", a declaration said.

The court filing underscores that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is positioned around 13km from his dwelling.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist US President Donald Trump, leading him to impose a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

The former president is being held in a national police facility in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.

They also petitioned that the former president be authorized to leave his home for medical care, saying he needed regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

He was determined responsible of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a scheme which included plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.

The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the backing of the armed forces officials. His successor was sworn in without problem on January 1st, 2023.

But a following week, on the eighth of January, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the federal district, Brasília.

The law enforcement intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.

The judges found that the demonstrators had been incited by him whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, reestablish control and return him to office.

At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.

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

The former president called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 national vote.