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The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.

The ex-president was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in last fall and given more than 27 years in jail, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.

High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" were revealed.

This included attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a call for a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the magistrate said data from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.

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

His offspring, Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.

His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or see it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I invite you to fight with us."

He said the vigil would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's determination was the potential of the former president's move to embassies near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a record of arranging to seek refuge through a embassy office", a declaration said.

The legal document emphasizes that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is positioned around 13km from his dwelling.

Worldwide Consequences

Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Trump, prompting him to impose a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

Bolsonaro is being kept in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a detention review on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

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

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was convicted of leading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the 2022 election to his political opponent, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which encompassed plans to kill the current president and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The conspiracy was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the support of the military leaders. Lula was inaugurated without problem on 1 January 2023.

But a week later, on 8 January, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the capital, the capital city.

The police took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The magistrates found that the protesters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to step in, reestablish control and bring him back to power.

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

He was also banned from running for public office until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The ex-leader called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the next presidential race.