Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was convicted of orchestrating a government overthrow in the ninth month and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.
High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a safety action after fresh information emerged.
This included seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a document approving the arrest, the magistrate said intelligence from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's plan to remove the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his son.
His child, Flávio, who holds office as a legislator, called for a meeting of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on social media on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or see it all from your phone there on your couch? I call on you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the possibility of the former president's "relocation to embassies near the home, considering that the probes revealed a background of planning to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The legal document emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative American leader Trump, leading him to impose a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.
He is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will have a custody hearing 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 fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be permitted to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other health problems.
Context of Sentencing
He was found guilty of heading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to kill his opponent and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was stopped because it failed to get the backing of the military leaders. The current president was inaugurated without incident on the first day of 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, numerous Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed government buildings in the capital, the capital city.
The security forces stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been incited by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the time, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The one-time head of state called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him competing in the next presidential race.
