Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a preventative measure after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a call for a demonstration that could enable a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears
In a filing authorising the arrest, the magistrate said data from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a legislator, called for a meeting of his backers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on social media on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your settee? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of planning to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The court filing highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is positioned around 13km from the former president's residence.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist American leader Trump, leading him to enact a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
He is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will experience a detention review on Sunday.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with tracking devices.
They also asked that he be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
The former president was determined responsible of heading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the 2022 election to his political opponent, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plan which involved plans to murder Lula and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was stopped because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the military leaders. The current president was took office without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the federal district, Brasília.
The police stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by him whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, restore order and return him to office.
At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The one-time head of state called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him running in the next presidential race.
