Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was found guilty of orchestrating a military coup in the ninth month and given more than a 27-year term in prison, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after recent developments came to light.
This included seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a document approving the detention, Justice Moraes said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I urge you to struggle with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's decision was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to foreign missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a background of organizing to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The court filing underscores that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is situated around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative United States President Donald Trump, causing him to impose a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being held in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the High Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that the former president be authorized to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he required ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the presidential race to his political opponent, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which included plans to assassinate Lula and his running partner, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was prevented because it didn't receive the backing of the armed forces officials. Lula was sworn in without incident on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, many Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised official structures in the national capital, Brazil's capital.
The police stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the period, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also banned from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the next presidential race.
