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

The one-time leader was found guilty of planning a military coup in last fall and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he remained under home detention pending appeals.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after fresh information emerged.

This encompassed seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a call for a public vigil that could enable a possible escape.

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a filing authorising the detention, Justice Moraes said data from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his escape.

This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the protest called by his child.

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

The senator wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or see it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I call on you to fight with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could "pray for his health and for the return of democracy in our nation."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the magistrate's determination was the chance of his move to foreign missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a background of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The judicial paperwork highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brasilia, is located around 13km from the former president's residence.

Global Responses

Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist United States President Donald Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.

The former president is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will undergo a detention review on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with tracking devices.

They also petitioned that he be permitted to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he needed ongoing care for lung conditions and other ailments.

Background on Conviction

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

High Court judges said that he was aware of a plot which encompassed plans to kill the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.

The plot was thwarted because it didn't receive the backing of the armed forces officials. Lula was sworn in without issue on January 1st, 2023.

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

The law enforcement took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.

The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by him whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, restore order and reinstate his authority.

At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also prohibited from running for public office until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The one-time head of state called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 presidential election.