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

The ex-president was found guilty of plotting a military coup in the ninth month and sentenced more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he remained under home detention pending legal challenges.

Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" were revealed.

This included trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a call for a demonstration that could "allow for a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the custody, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway".

This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his child.

His child, Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a gathering of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

His son wrote on social media on the previous day: Will you battle for your country, or see it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I call on you to battle with us."

He said the gathering would be so backers could "pray for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the potential of his transfer to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of planning to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The legal document underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from his dwelling.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President President Trump, prompting him to enact a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

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

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with tracking devices.

They also requested that the former president be permitted to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he required frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Context of Sentencing

Bolsonaro was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the presidential race to his left-wing rival, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he knew of a plot which included plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was stopped because it failed to get the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a week later, on 8 January, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the national capital, Brazil's capital.

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

The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by him whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, bring back stability and return him to office.

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

He was also barred from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The ex-leader called the court case a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the next presidential race.