Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was found guilty of planning a government overthrow in the ninth month and sentenced more than over two decades in incarceration, but he remained under confinement pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after fresh information emerged.
This involved seeking to disable his tracking device and a call for a supporters' gathering that could enable a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a document approving the arrest, the magistrate said intelligence from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway".
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His offspring, Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a meeting of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.
His son wrote on social media on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or see it all from your phone there on your couch? I urge you to struggle with us."
He said the vigil would be so supporters could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of planning to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The court filing underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around 8 miles from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist American leader President Trump, prompting him to enact a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will experience a custody hearing on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be allowed to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he required frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
The former president was determined responsible of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Lula.
High Court judges said that he knew of a plan which included plans to assassinate his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The plot was stopped because it didn't receive the backing of the armed forces officials. Lula was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed government buildings in the federal district, Brasília.
The law enforcement intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.
The magistrates found that the protesters had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also banned from running for public office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The former president called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him competing in the next presidential race.
