Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was convicted of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" were revealed.
This included attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a public vigil that could enable a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his son.
His offspring, Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.
His son wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or see it all from your phone there on your couch? I call on you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could offer prayers for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our land."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's decision was the potential of his move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of arranging to ask for protection through a embassy office", a statement said.
The court filing emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President President Trump, prompting him to implement a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
He is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will have a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Top Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be authorized to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the national vote to his left-wing rival, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a scheme which included plans to murder the current president and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the backing of the military leaders. Lula was sworn in without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, many his followers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The police stepped in and around 1,500 people were arrested.
The judges found that the rioters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the moment, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him running in the next presidential race.
