Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was sentenced of planning a military coup in last fall and sentenced more than 27 years in incarceration, but he was staying under home detention pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" were revealed.
This encompassed trying to remove his ankle monitor and a call for a public vigil that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a document approving the arrest, the judge said information from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His son, Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a gathering of his supporters near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or see it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I call on you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the judge's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a record of arranging to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the US embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist US President Donald Trump, causing him to implement a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being held in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will experience a detention review on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be allowed to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he required regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
He was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which encompassed plans to kill his opponent and his running partner, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was stopped because it couldn't obtain the backing of the armed forces officials. Lula was sworn in without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised public facilities in the capital, the capital city.
The security forces stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been encouraged by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, bring back stability and return him to office.
At the period, the legal team called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also banned from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the trial a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 national vote.
