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

The ex-president was convicted of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than 27 years in jail, but he continued under home detention pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.

This encompassed attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a demonstration that could enable a potential flight.

Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears

In a filing authorising the custody, the judge said data from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the former leader's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his flight.

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

His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a senator, called for a assembly of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on digital networks on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or see it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I urge you to fight with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the judge's determination was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a history of planning to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

International Reactions

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist United States President President Trump, prompting him to enact a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

The former president is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will have a custody hearing on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with tracking devices.

They also requested that the former president be permitted to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for lung conditions and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was convicted of orchestrating a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which involved plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.

The plot was thwarted because it failed to get the backing of the army and air force commanders. Lula was took office without issue on the first day of 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised official structures in the national capital, the capital city.

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

The judges found that the rioters had been encouraged by him whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.

At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.

The ex-leader called the trial a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the 2026 presidential election.