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

The former head of state was found guilty of plotting a government overthrow in last fall and given more than 27 years in incarceration, but he was staying under house arrest pending appeals.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the elderly politician was a preventative measure after recent developments came to light.

This included attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could enable a potential flight.

Court Filing Details Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the custody, the judge said data from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the former leader's aim to disable the surveillance device to ensure success in his escape.

This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.

His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a senator, called for a assembly of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I call on you to struggle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so supporters could offer prayers for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our nation."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the possibility of the former president's "relocation to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a record of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The court filing emphasizes that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.

Global Responses

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President President Trump, causing him to impose a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

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

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with tracking devices.

They also asked that he be authorized to depart his residence for medical care, saying he required regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

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

High Court judges said that he knew of a scheme which included plans to kill his opponent and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The conspiracy was stopped because it failed to get the support of the military leaders. The current president was sworn in without issue on the first day of 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the national capital, the capital city.

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

The magistrates found that the rioters had been encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, restore order and reinstate his authority.

At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The one-time head of state called the trial a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him running in the next presidential race.