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Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.

The one-time leader was sentenced of orchestrating a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" came to light.

This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears

In a document approving the arrest, the magistrate said data from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

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

His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a senator, called for a gathering of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.

The senator wrote on social media on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your sofa? I call on you to fight with us."

He said the vigil would be so followers could "pray for his health and for the return of democracy in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's "relocation to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a history of planning to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The legal document highlights that the United States embassy in the capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around 13km from his dwelling.

International Reactions

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist US President Donald Trump, causing him to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.

Bolsonaro is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will have a detention review on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with tracking devices.

They also requested that he be permitted to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he needed frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other ailments.

Background on Conviction

The former president was convicted of heading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the presidential race to his left-wing rival, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which included plans to kill Lula and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been managing the former president's case.

The conspiracy was stopped because it failed to get the backing of the military leaders. His successor was inaugurated without issue on January 1st, 2023.

But a following week, on January 8th, numerous his backers attacked and damaged public facilities in the national capital, the capital city.

The police took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The judges found that the rioters had been incited by him whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to take action, bring back stability and return him to office.

At the time, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also barred from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.

The one-time head of state called the court case a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the next presidential race.