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The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.

The former head of state was sentenced of orchestrating a military coup in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in incarceration, but he was staying under house arrest pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after recent developments emerged.

This included seeking to disable his tracking device and a summons to a public vigil that could facilitate a potential flight.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the judge said information from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's "intention to break the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his flight.

This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his child.

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a legislator, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on social media on last Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or observe everything from your phone there on your settee? I call on you to struggle with us."

He said the vigil would be so backers could offer prayers for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the judge's decision was the potential of Bolsonaro's "relocation to embassies near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a record of organizing to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the US embassy in the capital, the capital city, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative United States President Donald Trump, prompting him to impose a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being held in a national police facility in Brasilia and will experience a custody hearing on the following day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that he be authorized to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was convicted of orchestrating a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a scheme which involved plans to assassinate his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was stopped because it didn't receive the backing of the military leaders. His successor was took office without problem on January 1st, 2023.

But a week later, on January 8th, numerous Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed government buildings in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

The law enforcement intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.

The justices found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.

At the period, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.

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

The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him competing in the next presidential race.