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Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.

The former head of state was found guilty of plotting a military coup in September and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under confinement pending appeals.

Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" came to light.

This involved seeking to disable his tracking device and a call for a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said data from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.

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

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

The senator wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Will you battle for your country, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your couch? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the gathering would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's decision was the potential of his "relocation to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a record of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

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

International Reactions

The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Donald Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with tracking devices.

They also asked that the former president be authorized to leave his home for healthcare, saying he needed frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other ailments.

Background on Conviction

Bolsonaro was convicted of heading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the 2022 election to his political opponent, President Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plot which involved plans to assassinate the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over the former president's case.

The scheme was prevented because it didn't receive the support of the army and air force commanders. The current president was sworn in without problem on January 1st, 2023.

But a week later, on the eighth of January, numerous his backers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the national capital, Brazil's capital.

The law enforcement took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.

The justices found that the rioters had been provoked by him whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the time, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

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

The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 presidential election.