Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was found guilty of orchestrating a government overthrow in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after fresh information emerged.
This involved trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a call for a demonstration that could enable a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a document approving the detention, Justice Moraes said data from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His son, Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a meeting of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so followers could offer prayers for his health and for the return of democracy in our country."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the potential of his transfer to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a background of arranging to request asylum through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist US President President Trump, causing him to enact a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he required frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Context of Sentencing
He was found guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the presidential race to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plot which encompassed plans to murder the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The conspiracy was prevented because it couldn't obtain the support of the armed forces officials. Lula was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The security forces took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to step in, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also barred from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.
The ex-leader called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 national vote.
