The former Brazilian president detained after being declared a risk of fleeing

The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.

The ex-president was found guilty of orchestrating a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than 27 years in jail, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a preventative measure after fresh information emerged.

This involved attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".

Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns

In a document approving the arrest, Justice Moraes said information from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his getaway".

This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his child.

His child, his son Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a assembly of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.

His son wrote on online platforms on Friday: Will you battle for your country, or see it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I invite you to battle with us."

He said the demonstration would be so followers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."

Foreign Shelter Risks

Part of the judge's determination was the potential of his "relocation to foreign missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of organizing to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.

The court filing emphasizes that the US embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is positioned around 8 miles from the former president's residence.

Global Responses

His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist US President Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.

He is being kept in a national police facility in the capital and will undergo a detention review on the following day.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with digital surveillance.

They also asked that the former president be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he needed regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other ailments.

Details of Guilty Verdict

Bolsonaro was convicted of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the national vote to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plot which included plans to murder the current president and his running partner, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing the former president's case.

The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the backing of the army and air force commanders. Lula was inaugurated without issue on 1 January 2023.

But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed official structures in the national capital, Brazil's capital.

The police stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.

The judges found that the demonstrators had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, restore order and return him to office.

At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.

He was also barred from running for public office until 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.

The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 presidential election.