Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The one-time leader was found guilty of orchestrating a armed takeover in September and handed more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he remained under home detention pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after fresh information came to light.
This included attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a public vigil that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a filing authorising the detention, the judge said data from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the protest called by his child.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his followers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Will you battle for your nation, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could "pray for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the possibility of his "relocation to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist American leader President Trump, prompting him to impose a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being kept in a national police facility in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that he be authorized to leave his home for medical care, saying he needed regular treatment for lung conditions and other ailments.
Context of Sentencing
He was convicted of leading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the presidential race to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to kill the current president and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was prevented because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the armed forces officials. Lula was inaugurated without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on the eighth of January, thousands of his backers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, Brasília.
The law enforcement intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been incited by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 national vote.
