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Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.

The one-time leader was convicted of plotting a military coup in September and handed more than a 27-year term in prison, but he was staying under confinement pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" came to light.

This involved seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a call for a demonstration that could facilitate a potential flight.

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a filing authorising the detention, Justice Moraes said data from the facility tracking his home detention 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 "facilitated by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his offspring.

His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

His son wrote on social media on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or observe everything from your phone there on your sofa? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the gathering would be so supporters could "pray for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's decision was the possibility of his "relocation to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of arranging to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The court filing underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.

Global Responses

The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President President Trump, prompting him to implement a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a detention review on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with tracking devices.

They also requested that Bolsonaro be authorized to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he demanded ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Context of Sentencing

Bolsonaro was determined responsible of orchestrating a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Lula.

High Court judges said that he knew of a plan which encompassed plans to assassinate the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over the former president's case.

The scheme was stopped because it didn't receive the backing of the armed forces officials. Lula was took office without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on the eighth of January, thousands of his backers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the federal district, the capital city.

The law enforcement took action and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been incited 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, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".

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

The one-time head of state called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the next presidential race.