Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than 27 years in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending legal challenges.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" emerged.
This encompassed attempting to break his ankle monitor and a summons to a demonstration that could enable a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said intelligence from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the protest called by his son.
His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a legislator, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on social media on the previous day: Will you battle for your country, or watch it all from your phone there on your settee? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so followers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the possibility of the former president's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.
The legal document emphasizes that the United States embassy in the capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Donald Trump, prompting him to implement a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
The former president is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be authorized to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
He was determined responsible of heading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the national vote to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a scheme which involved plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was prevented because it didn't receive the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was inaugurated without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, thousands of his backers invaded and destroyed official structures in the national capital, Brasília.
The police intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been provoked by him whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to take action, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the next presidential race.
