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The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.

The former head of state was found guilty of orchestrating a armed takeover in September and handed more than a 27-year term in jail, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.

Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after fresh information emerged.

This involved trying to remove his ankle monitor and a call for a public vigil that could facilitate a possible escape.

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".

This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or watch it all from your phone there on your sofa? I call on you to fight with us."

He said the vigil would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's decision was the possibility of his move to foreign missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a record of organizing to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the capital, Brazil's capital, is located around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

Worldwide Consequences

Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative American leader Donald Trump, prompting him to implement a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.

The former president is being held in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will undergo a custody hearing on the next day.

Latest Court Petitions

It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with digital surveillance.

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

Details of Guilty Verdict

The former president was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his political opponent, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plot which included plans to kill Lula and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over the former president's case.

The conspiracy was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the support of the armed forces officials. Lula was took office without issue on the first day of 2023.

But a seven days after, on January 8th, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

The security forces took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.

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

At the time, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.

He was also banned from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The former president called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him running in the next presidential race.