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The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.

The former head of state was convicted of plotting a government overthrow in last fall and given more than 27 years in jail, but he was staying under home detention pending court reviews.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after fresh information emerged.

This involved attempting to break his tracking device and a invitation to a demonstration that could facilitate a potential flight.

Court Filing Details Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said data from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the tracking monitor to ensure success in his flight.

This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his child.

His child, Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a assembly of his backers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.

The senator wrote on social media on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I urge you to battle with us."

He said the gathering would be so backers could "pray for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the magistrate's decision was the chance of his "relocation to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of organizing to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is located around 8 miles from his dwelling.

International Reactions

The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist American leader Trump, causing him to implement a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being detained in a national police facility in the capital and will undergo a custody hearing on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that Bolsonaro be authorized to leave his home for medical care, saying he needed frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the national vote to his political opponent, Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plot which encompassed plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The conspiracy was thwarted because it failed to get the backing of the military leaders. The current president was sworn in without issue on 1 January 2023.

But a following week, on the eighth of January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed public facilities in the federal district, the capital city.

The police intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.

The justices found that the rioters had been encouraged by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, restore order and bring him back to power.

At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also barred from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.

The one-time head of state called the trial a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 presidential election.