Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The ex-president was sentenced of orchestrating a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in incarceration, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a safety action after fresh information were revealed.
This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a summons to a demonstration that could facilitate a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the custody, the magistrate said data from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's aim to disable the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the protest called by his child.
His child, Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.
His son wrote on digital networks on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or see it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the return of democracy in our nation."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's ruling was the chance of his transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to request asylum through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
Global Responses
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist United States President President Trump, prompting him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being held in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will have a custody hearing on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be authorized to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he demanded ongoing care for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Context of Sentencing
He was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the national vote to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which included plans to murder the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The plot was thwarted because it failed to get the backing of the armed forces officials. His successor was inaugurated without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a following week, on 8 January, thousands of his backers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The law enforcement took action and around 1,500 people were detained.
The magistrates found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the moment, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also barred from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the court case a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 national vote.
