Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The former head of state was convicted of orchestrating a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than a 27-year term in prison, but he was staying under confinement pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after recent developments emerged.
This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a possible escape.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said intelligence from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the surveillance device to ensure success in his getaway".
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the protest called by his child.
His child, Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on online platforms on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your country, or see it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's determination was the potential of the former president's "relocation to foreign missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brasilia, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, leading him to impose a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
The former president is being held in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will experience a custody hearing on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that the former president be allowed to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he demanded regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of orchestrating a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the presidential race to his political opponent, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plot which included plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The scheme was prevented because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. His successor was sworn in without incident on 1 January 2023.
But a following week, on the eighth of January, numerous his followers attacked and damaged public facilities in the national capital, the capital city.
The security forces stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The justices found that the rioters had been encouraged by him whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also barred from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the court case a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him running in the 2026 presidential election.
