Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.
The ex-president was convicted of orchestrating a military coup in September and handed more than 27 years in prison, but he continued under confinement pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" came to light.
This involved trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a document approving the arrest, the judge said information from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a legislator, called for a meeting of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on online platforms on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or see it all from your phone there on your couch? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so followers could "pray for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the potential of the former president's transfer to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of arranging to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The court filing highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brasilia, is situated around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
Global Responses
Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Trump, leading him to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a national police facility in the capital and will have a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with tracking devices.
They also petitioned that he be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he required frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the presidential race to his political opponent, Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to kill his opponent and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing the former president's case.
The plot was thwarted because it failed to get the support of the military leaders. His successor was took office without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, many his followers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the national capital, the capital city.
The police took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The judges found that the rioters had been provoked by him whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 national vote.
