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Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.

The ex-president was found guilty of orchestrating a government overthrow in September and sentenced more than 27 years in jail, but he remained under house arrest pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after fresh information were revealed.

This encompassed seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a chance to flee".

Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said intelligence from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his child.

His son, Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Will you battle for your country, or observe everything from your phone there on your settee? I invite you to struggle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the magistrate's decision was the chance of the former president's move to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of planning to ask for protection through a embassy office", a statement said.

The court filing emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is located around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Worldwide Consequences

The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist American leader Donald Trump, leading him to implement a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will have a imprisonment assessment on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with digital surveillance.

They also requested that he be allowed to depart his residence for medical care, saying he needed ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other health problems.

Details of Guilty Verdict

He was convicted of heading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Lula.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a plot which involved plans to murder the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.

The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the armed forces officials. His successor was inaugurated without issue on January 1st, 2023.

But a week later, on the eighth of January, thousands of his backers invaded and destroyed official structures in the capital, Brasília.

The law enforcement stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.

The magistrates found that the protesters had been incited by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, bring back stability and bring him back to power.

At the time, the legal team called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also banned from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.

The former president called the court case a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him competing in the next presidential race.