Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The ex-president was convicted of planning a military coup in September and given more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after recent developments were revealed.
This included attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a possible escape.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a filing authorising the detention, the magistrate said information from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a gathering of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on social media on last Friday: Will you battle for your country, or see it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could "pray for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's decision was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the home, considering that the probes revealed a record of organizing to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President Donald Trump, leading him to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
He is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a custody hearing on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he needed frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plot which involved plans to murder his opponent and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it didn't receive the support of the army and air force commanders. The current president was inaugurated without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, thousands of his followers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the federal district, Brasília.
The law enforcement intervened and around 1,500 people were detained.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, restore order and return him to office.
At the period, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also barred from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The one-time head of state called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 national vote.
