Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The former head of state was sentenced of plotting a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in prison, but he continued under confinement pending court reviews.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after recent developments emerged.
This included trying to remove his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the custody, the magistrate said information from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the protest called by his son.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
His son wrote on social media on the previous day: Will you battle for your country, or watch it all from your phone there on your sofa? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could offer prayers for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's decision was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of planning to ask for protection through a consular facility", a statement said.
The legal document underscores that the United States embassy in the capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
International Reactions
Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative United States President President Trump, leading him to enact a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.
The former president is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will have a custody hearing on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with tracking devices.
They also asked that he be authorized to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he demanded regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other health problems.
Background on Conviction
The former president was determined responsible of orchestrating a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his political opponent, Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plan which included plans to assassinate the current president and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it didn't receive the support of the military leaders. His successor was sworn in without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, numerous Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged public facilities in the national capital, Brazil's capital.
The law enforcement stepped in and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The justices found that the rioters had been encouraged by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.
At the period, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.
He was also barred from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.
