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 planning a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than 27 years in jail, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.
High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after recent developments came to light.
This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a possible escape.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the detention, the judge said data from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his flight.
This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His son, his son Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a assembly of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could offer prayers for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's determination was the potential of Bolsonaro's "relocation to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a background of organizing to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, the capital city, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist American leader Trump, causing him to enact a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
He is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be authorized to depart his residence for medical care, saying he demanded regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was found guilty of leading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plot which involved plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing the former president's case.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it failed to get the support of the armed forces officials. The current president was took office without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the federal district, Brasília.
The police took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been provoked by him whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, restore order and return him to office.
At the period, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also banned from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the court case a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him running in the 2026 national vote.
