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

The one-time leader was found guilty of planning a military coup in last fall and handed more than over two decades in prison, but he was staying under house arrest pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a precautionary step after recent developments were revealed.

This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a call for a public vigil that could enable a possible escape.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his escape.

This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his son.

His child, his son Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a gathering of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

His son wrote on social media on last Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I call on you to struggle with us."

He said the gathering would be so followers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's determination was the potential of his transfer to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of organizing to ask for protection through a embassy office", a declaration said.

The court filing highlights that the US embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is situated around 13km from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative US President Trump, prompting him to enact a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.

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

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with tracking devices.

They also requested that the former president be authorized to depart his residence for medical care, saying he needed regular treatment for lung conditions and other ailments.

Background on Conviction

He was found guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plan which encompassed plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been overseeing the former president's case.

The scheme was thwarted because it failed to get the backing of the armed forces officials. The current president was took office without issue on the first day of 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged government buildings in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

The security forces took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.

The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by him whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the time, the legal team called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also banned from campaigning for office until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.

The ex-leader called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the next presidential race.