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The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.

The former head of state was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in September and given more than over two decades in jail, but he continued under confinement pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after recent developments emerged.

This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a call for a demonstration that could facilitate a possible escape.

Court Filing Details Flight Fears

In a filing authorising the arrest, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his getaway".

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

His child, Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a assembly of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.

His son wrote on digital networks on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I urge you to struggle with us."

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

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's determination was the possibility of Bolsonaro's "relocation to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a background of planning to ask for protection through a consular facility", a statement said.

The court filing emphasizes that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is located around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist American leader President Trump, leading him to impose a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.

The former president is being held in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will have a detention review on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with tracking devices.

They also asked that he be permitted to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded regular treatment for lung conditions and other health problems.

Background on Conviction

Bolsonaro was determined responsible of orchestrating a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plan which involved plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.

The plot was stopped because it didn't receive the support of the armed forces officials. His successor was sworn in without problem on 1 January 2023.

But a week later, on the eighth of January, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the national capital, the capital city.

The security forces took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.

The justices found that the protesters had been encouraged by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, reestablish control and return him to office.

At the moment, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also prohibited from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The one-time head of state called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 presidential election.