Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than over two decades in incarceration, but he remained under confinement pending legal challenges.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after recent developments came to light.
This included trying to remove his tracking device and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a document approving the arrest, the magistrate said intelligence from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway".
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his son.
His child, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
The senator wrote on online platforms on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's decision was the chance of the former president's transfer to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The court filing highlights that the US embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Trump, causing him to enact a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
He is being detained in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a custody hearing on Sunday.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that he be permitted to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he required ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was convicted of orchestrating a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he was aware of a scheme which encompassed plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.
The scheme was prevented because it didn't receive the backing of the military leaders. Lula was inaugurated without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, many his followers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The police took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been provoked by him whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to step in, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the trial a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 presidential election.
