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The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.

The one-time leader was found guilty of plotting a government overthrow in the ninth month and given more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he was staying under home detention pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after recent developments came to light.

This involved seeking to disable his tracking device and a call for a public vigil that could enable a potential flight.

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the custody, the magistrate said data from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the surveillance device to ensure success in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his son.

His offspring, his son Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a gathering of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on online platforms on Friday: Will you battle for your country, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your sofa? I call on you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the return of democracy in our country."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the potential of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a background of planning to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is located around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

Worldwide Consequences

Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist US President President Trump, leading him to implement a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

Bolsonaro is being held in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a detention review on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with digital surveillance.

They also asked that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he needed ongoing care for lung conditions and other ailments.

Background on Conviction

He was convicted of orchestrating a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the presidential race to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a scheme which involved plans to assassinate Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was prevented because it failed to get the support of the armed forces officials. The current president was took office without incident on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, thousands of his followers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the federal district, the capital city.

The law enforcement stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.

The justices found that the rioters had been encouraged by him whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to step in, restore order and bring him back to power.

At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

He was also prohibited from running for public office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.

The former president called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the next presidential race.