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Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.

The ex-president was sentenced of orchestrating a government overthrow in the ninth month and handed more than 27 years in jail, but he remained under house arrest pending appeals.

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

This involved attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a potential flight.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks

In a filing authorising the arrest, the magistrate said information from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his flight.

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the protest called by his son.

His child, his son Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a meeting of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or watch it all from your phone there on your settee? I call on you to fight with us."

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

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the potential of his move to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to ask for protection through a embassy office", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork highlights that the US embassy in the capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.

International Reactions

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist United States President Donald Trump, prompting him to impose a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.

He is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Latest Court Petitions

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

They also petitioned that he be allowed to leave his home for healthcare, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was convicted of leading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his political opponent, President Lula.

High Court judges said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to murder Lula and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.

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

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised public facilities in the national capital, the capital city.

The security forces stepped in and around 1,500 people were detained.

The magistrates found that the protesters had been incited by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, reestablish control and return him to office.

At the period, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.

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

The ex-leader called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 national vote.