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Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.

The former head of state was convicted of planning a armed takeover in last fall and given more than 27 years in jail, but he remained under house arrest pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after fresh information came to light.

This involved seeking to disable his tracking device and a summons to a public vigil that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Escape Risks

In a document approving the arrest, the judge said intelligence from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his son.

His offspring, Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a meeting of his supporters near his father's house to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your sofa? I urge you to fight with us."

He said the vigil would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of his move to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of arranging to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.

The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is positioned around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist American leader President Trump, leading him to impose a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.

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

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.

They also requested that he be permitted to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he demanded regular treatment for lung conditions and other health problems.

Context of Sentencing

The former president was determined responsible of heading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, President Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plot which included plans to murder the current president and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

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

But a following week, on January 8th, thousands of his followers stormed and vandalised official structures in the capital, Brasília.

The law enforcement intervened and around 1,500 people were detained.

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

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

He was also prohibited from running for public office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.

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