Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.
The former head of state was sentenced of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and sentenced more than 27 years in incarceration, but he remained under confinement pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" came to light.
This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could enable a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a document approving the detention, the judge said intelligence from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his son.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
The senator wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or see it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I urge you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could "pray for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the potential of Bolsonaro's move to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a record of planning to request asylum through a consular facility", a declaration said.
The court filing underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brasilia, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative United States President President Trump, prompting him to impose a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will have a detention review on Sunday.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that he be permitted to leave his home for medical care, saying he needed ongoing care for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was convicted of heading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the national vote to his left-wing rival, Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plan which included plans to kill the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was stopped because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was sworn in without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on January 8th, numerous Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised public facilities in the national capital, Brasília.
The police stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by him whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.
The one-time head of state called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the 2026 national vote.
