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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 found guilty of planning a armed takeover in last fall and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after recent developments were revealed.

This encompassed trying to remove his ankle monitor and a call for a public vigil that could facilitate a potential flight.

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said data from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his child.

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a senator, called for a gathering of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or see it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I call on you to fight with us."

He said the vigil would be so supporters could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the potential of his transfer to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a record of arranging to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The legal document underscores that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is located around 13km from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist US President President Trump, prompting him to implement a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being detained in a national police facility in the capital and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also petitioned that he be authorized to leave his home for healthcare, saying he needed regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Background on Conviction

The former president was convicted of orchestrating a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Lula.

High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which encompassed plans to murder Lula and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was stopped because it failed to get the backing of the army and air force commanders. His successor was inaugurated without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a following week, on 8 January, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged government buildings in the federal district, the capital city.

The police stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.

The justices found that the rioters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, restore order and return him to office.

At the period, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.

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

The one-time head of state called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.