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

The one-time leader was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in September and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he remained under home detention pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after recent developments emerged.

This involved trying to remove his ankle monitor and a invitation to a demonstration that could enable a possible escape.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks

In a document approving the arrest, the judge said data from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his flight.

This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his son.

His child, Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a meeting of his followers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on online platforms on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I call on you to struggle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the return of democracy in our country."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the possibility of his move to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

International Reactions

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, prompting him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

Bolsonaro is being kept in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that he be permitted to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other ailments.

Background on Conviction

He was determined responsible of orchestrating a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the presidential race to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which included plans to murder the current president and his running partner, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.

The scheme was prevented because it didn't receive the backing of the military leaders. His successor was took office without problem on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on 8 January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised official structures in the capital, the capital city.

The law enforcement stepped in and around 1,500 people were arrested.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by him whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, reestablish control and bring him back to power.

At the period, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also barred from running for public office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The former president called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him running in the 2026 presidential election.