Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than 27 years in prison, but he was staying under confinement pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after fresh information were revealed.
This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Flight Fears
In a document approving the custody, the magistrate said data from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a senator, called for a assembly of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on the previous day: Will you battle for your homeland, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your sofa? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could offer prayers for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's ruling was the potential of the former president's transfer to foreign missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of organizing to seek refuge through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The legal document underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is located around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Donald Trump, prompting him to enact a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that the former president be allowed to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he needed regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Context of Sentencing
The former president was found guilty of leading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his political opponent, Lula.
High Court judges said that he knew of a plan which involved plans to kill Lula and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The scheme was thwarted because it failed to get the endorsement of the military leaders. His successor was inaugurated without problem on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on January 8th, many his backers attacked and damaged official structures in the federal district, Brasília.
The security forces took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The justices found that the rioters had been encouraged by him whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to step in, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.
He was also banned from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The former president called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 national vote.
