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Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.

The one-time leader was sentenced of orchestrating a government overthrow in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in incarceration, but he remained under house arrest pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the move to detain the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" came to light.

This included seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a call for a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a potential flight.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns

In a document approving the arrest, the magistrate said information from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's aim to disable the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his son.

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near his father's house to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on online platforms on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or observe everything from your phone there on your sofa? I call on you to struggle with us."

He said the gathering would be so backers could "pray for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's decision was the chance of his transfer to foreign missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a background of arranging to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said.

The legal document highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brasilia, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Trump, causing him to enact a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a custody hearing on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with digital surveillance.

They also asked that he be authorized to leave his home for medical care, saying he needed frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was found guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the national vote to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a scheme which encompassed plans to kill his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over the former president's case.

The conspiracy was thwarted because it failed to get the backing of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on the eighth of January, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged public facilities in the federal district, the capital city.

The law enforcement took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.

The magistrates found that the rioters had been encouraged by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to take action, restore order and reinstate his authority.

At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.

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

The former president called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 presidential election.