Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The ex-president was found guilty of orchestrating a government overthrow in the ninth month and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under confinement pending legal challenges.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after recent developments came to light.
This included trying to remove his ankle monitor and a call for a public vigil that could "allow for a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears
In a document approving the detention, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his child.
His son, Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a assembly of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on online platforms on the previous day: Will you battle for your nation, or see it all from your phone there on your settee? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our nation."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a record of planning to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist US President Trump, leading him to implement a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.
The former president is being held in a national police facility in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that he be allowed to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he demanded regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was determined responsible of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the national vote to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which encompassed plans to assassinate his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was thwarted because it failed to get the backing of the armed forces officials. The current president was inaugurated without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised official structures in the capital, the capital city.
The security forces intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.
The judges found that the protesters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to step in, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The former president called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 presidential election.
