Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The former head of state was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and handed more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he was staying under home detention pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after fresh information were revealed.
This included seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the protest called by his child.
His child, his son Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a gathering of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on digital networks on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or see it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I urge you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could "pray for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's decision was the possibility of his move to embassies near the home, considering that the probes revealed a history of planning to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The court filing underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, the capital city, is positioned around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist US President Trump, prompting him to implement a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.
The former president is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will experience a detention review on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the High Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with tracking devices.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be permitted to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded regular treatment for lung conditions and other health problems.
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 left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been managing the former president's case.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it failed to get the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was took office without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on 8 January, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised official structures in the national capital, Brazil's capital.
The law enforcement took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The justices found that the protesters had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.
At the period, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from running for public office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him running in the 2026 presidential election.
