Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in the ninth month and handed more than 27 years in prison, but he was staying under home detention pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after recent developments came to light.
This included trying to remove his tracking device and a call for a demonstration that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Flight Fears
In a document approving the detention, Justice Moraes said data from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His son, his son Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a assembly of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
The senator wrote on digital networks on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or observe everything from your phone there on your settee? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's determination was the chance of the former president's transfer to embassies near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a history of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.
The court filing highlights that the United States embassy in the capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist American leader Donald Trump, leading him to implement a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia 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 High Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he required regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was convicted of orchestrating a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he was aware of a plot which involved plans to assassinate the current president and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was stopped because it didn't receive the backing of the armed forces officials. His successor was took office without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, numerous his backers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The law enforcement intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The justices found that the rioters had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to take action, restore order and return him to office.
At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the completion of his term.
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.
