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Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.

The ex-president was found guilty of orchestrating a military coup in last fall and handed more than 27 years in prison, but he was staying under home detention pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" were revealed.

This encompassed attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a public vigil that could "allow for a possible escape.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks

In a filing authorising the custody, the judge said data from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's "intention to break the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his escape.

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

His child, his son Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a assembly of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or observe everything from your phone there on your couch? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to request asylum through a consular facility", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

Global Responses

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative US President Trump, prompting him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being detained in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a detention review on the next day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the High Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.

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

Context of Sentencing

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

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which included plans to kill his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was thwarted because it didn't receive the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was took office without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a following week, on the eighth of January, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the capital, the capital city.

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

The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, reestablish control and bring him back to power.

At the time, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 national vote.