Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was found guilty of orchestrating a military coup in September and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.
This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a call for a demonstration that could facilitate a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a document approving the arrest, Justice Moraes said information from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his child.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a legislator, called for a assembly of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or see it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could "pray for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the judge's determination was the chance of his "relocation to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a background of planning to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The court filing highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative US President President Trump, leading him to implement a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being detained in a national police facility in the capital and will experience a detention review on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Top Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with tracking devices.
They also asked that he be allowed to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he needed frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other health problems.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of heading a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the national vote to his political opponent, Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plan which involved plans to murder the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The plot was stopped because it couldn't obtain the backing of the army and air force commanders. The current president was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, many Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed official structures in the federal district, Brasília.
The law enforcement intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the period, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the next presidential race.
