Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The ex-president was found guilty of orchestrating a armed takeover in last fall and sentenced more than 27 years in jail, but he continued under confinement pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after fresh information were revealed.
This involved attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a public vigil that could enable a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the custody, the judge said information from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His offspring, Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or observe everything from your phone there on your settee? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's determination was the chance of his transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a history of arranging to request asylum through a consular facility", a declaration said.
The legal document emphasizes that the US embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is situated around 13km from his dwelling.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, prompting him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being held in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be permitted to leave his home for healthcare, saying he required regular treatment for lung conditions and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was found guilty of orchestrating a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a scheme which included plans to assassinate the current president and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The plot was stopped because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on 8 January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged government buildings in the capital, Brasília.
The police stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by him whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, restore order and return him to office.
At the time, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from running for public office until 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 presidential election.
