The former Brazilian president taken into custody after being deemed a escape threat

Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.

The ex-president was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and given more than 27 years in incarceration, but he was staying under house arrest pending legal challenges.

Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" emerged.

This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a summons to a public vigil that could facilitate a possible escape.

Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns

In a filing authorising the arrest, the magistrate said information from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the tracking monitor to ensure success in his escape.

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

His offspring, his son Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a gathering of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.

His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I urge you to fight with us."

He said the gathering would be so supporters could "pray for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's decision was the possibility of his move to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a history of planning to request asylum through a embassy office", a statement said.

The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is situated around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.

International Reactions

His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist US President President Trump, prompting him to impose a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being detained in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.

Recent Legal Requests

It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.

They also petitioned that he be allowed to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other ailments.

Context of Sentencing

He was determined responsible of orchestrating a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the presidential race to his political opponent, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to kill Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing his judicial proceedings.

The plot was prevented because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. His successor was sworn in without incident on the first day of 2023.

But a following week, on the eighth of January, numerous his followers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the national capital, Brasília.

The security forces stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.

The magistrates 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 time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.

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

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