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The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.

The ex-president was convicted of planning a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than 27 years in jail, but he continued under home detention pending appeals.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after fresh information came to light.

This encompassed trying to remove his ankle monitor and a invitation to a demonstration that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks

In a document approving the custody, the magistrate said data from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to ensure success in his getaway".

This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the protest called by his son.

His offspring, his son Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his backers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.

The senator wrote on online platforms on the previous day: Will you battle for your nation, or see it all from your phone there on your couch? I invite you to struggle with us."

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

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the potential of his move to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of organizing to request asylum through a consular facility", a statement said.

The court filing highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Global Responses

The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist American leader Donald Trump, prompting him to implement a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

He is being held in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a custody hearing on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

They also petitioned that he be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he needed ongoing care for lung conditions and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

He was found guilty of heading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the national vote to his ideological adversary, Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plot which encompassed plans to murder his opponent and his running partner, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.

The conspiracy was thwarted because it didn't receive the support of the army and air force commanders. His successor was inaugurated without problem on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on January 8th, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed government buildings in the capital, the capital city.

The security forces stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.

The magistrates found that the rioters had been incited by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, restore order and return him to office.

At the period, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also banned from running for public office until 2060 - a decade minus two 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 participating in the 2026 national vote.