Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.
The ex-president was convicted of planning a armed takeover in last fall and given more than over two decades in jail, but he continued under home detention pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after fresh information came to light.
This involved trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a document approving the arrest, the judge said data from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his flight.
This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his son.
His offspring, Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a meeting of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
The senator wrote on social media on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or see it all from your phone there on your couch? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could "pray for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's decision was the chance of the former president's move to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative US President Donald Trump, causing him to implement a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
The former president is being detained in a national police facility in the capital and will have a detention review on the following day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be allowed to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he required frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other health problems.
Context of Sentencing
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plot which encompassed plans to murder the current president and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.
The plot was stopped because it didn't receive the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was inaugurated without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged official structures in the national capital, Brasília.
The police intervened and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The justices found that the protesters had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the moment, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the trial a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him participating in the next presidential race.
