The former Brazilian president taken into custody after being deemed a flight risk

Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.

The one-time leader was sentenced of planning a military coup in September and given more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews.

High Court Judge the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after fresh information were revealed.

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

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.

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

His child, Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.

The senator wrote on social media on the previous day: Will you battle for your homeland, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the vigil would be so followers could "pray for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."

Embassy Asylum Concerns

Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of his "relocation to foreign missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a history of planning to seek refuge through a embassy office", a declaration said.

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

Worldwide Consequences

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist American leader Donald Trump, prompting him to implement a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.

Bolsonaro is being kept in a national police facility in the capital and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the next day.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.

They also asked that the former president be permitted to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Background on Conviction

He was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plan which involved plans to kill Lula and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was thwarted because it didn't receive the support of the army and air force commanders. The current president was inaugurated without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a week later, on the eighth of January, numerous his followers invaded and destroyed 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 justices found that the demonstrators had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

At the period, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the completion of his term.

The one-time head of state called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him running in the next presidential race.