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

The one-time leader was convicted of orchestrating a government overthrow in September and given more than a 27-year term in prison, but he remained under confinement pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information came to light.

This encompassed attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the custody, the magistrate said data from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the former leader's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his flight.

This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the protest called by his offspring.

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a legislator, called for a assembly of his backers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.

His son wrote on social media on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? 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 return of democracy in our country."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a background of planning to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.

International Reactions

The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist US President Donald Trump, prompting him to implement a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.

The former president is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with tracking devices.

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

Details of Guilty Verdict

He was found guilty of leading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the national vote to his left-wing rival, President Lula.

Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a scheme which involved plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was stopped because it didn't receive the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was took office without issue on January 1st, 2023.

But a week later, on January 8th, many Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged official structures in the capital, Brazil's capital.

The security forces stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.

The justices found that the rioters had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, restore order and return him to office.

At the time, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also banned from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the completion of his term.

The former president called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the 2026 national vote.