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Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.

The ex-president was found guilty of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than a 27-year term in jail, but he remained under house arrest pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a safety action after recent developments emerged.

This included trying to remove his ankle monitor and a summons to a public vigil that could enable a possible escape.

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a filing authorising the custody, the magistrate said data from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his flight.

This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the protest called by his offspring.

His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his followers 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 homeland, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the gathering would be so backers could offer prayers for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the potential of the former president's "relocation to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of organizing to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork underscores that the US embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative United States President Donald Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will have a detention review on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that he be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he required frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.

Context of Sentencing

He was convicted of orchestrating a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which encompassed plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.

The plot was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was sworn in without problem on the first day of 2023.

But a following week, on January 8th, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the capital, Brasília.

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

The justices found that the rioters had been encouraged by him whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, reestablish control and bring him back to power.

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

He was also banned from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the completion of his term.

The one-time head of state called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 presidential election.