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The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.

The former head of state was sentenced of planning a military coup in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in prison, but he was staying under home detention pending legal challenges.

High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.

This included trying to remove his tracking device and a summons to a demonstration that could "allow for a potential flight.

Judicial Records Show Flight Fears

In a document approving the detention, the judge said information from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his escape.

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his son.

His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a senator, called for a gathering of his followers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I call on you to fight with us."

He said the demonstration would be so backers could offer prayers for his health and for the return of democracy in our country."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the magistrate's ruling was the chance of his move to embassies near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a record of planning to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.

The legal document underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brasilia, is located around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Global Responses

The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist United States President Donald Trump, prompting him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.

He is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a detention review on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with tracking devices.

They also requested that the former president be permitted to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he demanded regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.

Context of Sentencing

The former president was found guilty of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the presidential race to his political opponent, President Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he knew of a scheme which encompassed plans to kill his opponent and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.

The scheme was prevented because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. The current president was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.

But a seven days after, on 8 January, many Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised public facilities in the national capital, Brasília.

The security forces intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.

The judges found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.

At the moment, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years later 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 next presidential race.