Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was found guilty of planning a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than over two decades in incarceration, but he remained under home detention pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" were revealed.
This involved attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could facilitate a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said information from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to ensure success in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the protest called by his son.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a legislator, called for a assembly of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or observe everything from your phone there on your settee? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so supporters could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the potential of his move to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a record of planning to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the US embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is situated around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist US President Trump, leading him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
He is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will have a detention review on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that the former president be permitted to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he required regular treatment for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the presidential race to his political opponent, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a scheme which included plans to murder his opponent and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was thwarted because it didn't receive the support of the armed forces officials. The current president was took office without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, the capital city.
The police took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The magistrates found that the protesters had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from running for public office until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.
