Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was found guilty of planning a military coup in the ninth month and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under home detention pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.
This included seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a call for a public vigil that could "allow for a possible escape.
Court Filing Details Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the custody, the judge said data from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's aim to disable the tracking monitor to ensure success in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His offspring, Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or watch it all from your phone there on your sofa? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's determination was the possibility of his "relocation to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to request asylum through a embassy office", a statement said.
The legal document highlights that the US embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is located around 13km from his dwelling.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, prompting him to implement a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a national police facility in the capital and will experience a custody hearing on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that he be allowed to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he demanded regular treatment for lung conditions and other health problems.
Context of Sentencing
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of heading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which encompassed plans to assassinate the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was stopped because it didn't receive the backing of the armed forces officials. The current president was sworn in without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed public facilities in the capital, the capital city.
The law enforcement took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The justices found that the protesters had been incited by him whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the period, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from running for public office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him participating in the next presidential race.
