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

The ex-president was sentenced of plotting a government overthrow in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in prison, but he was staying under confinement pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after fresh information emerged.

This encompassed seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a public vigil that could "allow for a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Escape Risks

In a filing authorising the custody, Justice Moraes said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his child.

His son, Flávio, who holds office as a legislator, called for a meeting of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

His son wrote on online platforms on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so supporters could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of the judge's decision was the potential of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the home, considering that the probes revealed a background of organizing to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist US President President Trump, causing him to implement a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.

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

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.

They also requested that the former president be permitted to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he required regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.

Details of Guilty Verdict

He was convicted of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to murder his opponent and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.

The conspiracy was stopped because it didn't receive the endorsement of the military leaders. His successor was took office without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on January 8th, numerous his backers attacked and damaged public facilities in the national capital, Brazil's capital.

The police stepped in and around 1,500 people were arrested.

The justices found that the demonstrators had been incited by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, reestablish control and return him to office.

At the period, the legal team called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also banned from running for public office until 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The former president called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 presidential election.