Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.
The former head of state was sentenced of plotting a military coup in last fall and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.
This involved attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a public vigil that could facilitate a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a filing authorising the custody, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the protest called by his son.
His child, Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a assembly of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or watch it all from your phone there on your sofa? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could "pray for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the potential of his move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to ask for protection through a consular facility", a declaration said.
The court filing emphasizes that the United States embassy in the capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, causing him to impose a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a Federal Police station in the capital and will have a custody hearing on the next day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also requested that he be allowed to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he demanded ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was found guilty of heading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he knew of a plan which involved plans to murder his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The plot was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the support of the military leaders. His successor was sworn in without problem on 1 January 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised public facilities in the national capital, the capital city.
The law enforcement intervened and around 1,500 people were arrested.
The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been provoked by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the time, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him participating in the next presidential race.
