Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The former head of state was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and sentenced more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he remained under confinement pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after recent developments emerged.
This involved attempting to break his tracking device and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a filing authorising the arrest, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the protest called by his child.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
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 settee? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of the former president's move to foreign missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a record of organizing to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist American leader President Trump, prompting him to impose a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
He is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will have a detention review on Sunday.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.
They also requested that the former president be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he required regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was found guilty of leading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the national vote to his political opponent, Lula.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plot which included plans to murder the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was thwarted because it didn't receive the endorsement of the armed forces officials. His successor was took office without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, many his backers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the capital, the capital city.
The law enforcement took action and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The judges found that the rioters had been encouraged by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also barred from running for public office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the next presidential race.
