Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The one-time leader was found guilty of plotting a military coup in last fall and sentenced more than over two decades in incarceration, but he remained under house arrest pending appeals.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" emerged.
This involved seeking to disable his tracking device and a call for a demonstration that could "allow for a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a document approving the arrest, the magistrate said intelligence from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a assembly of his backers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
The senator wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's determination was the potential of the former president's transfer to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a background of organizing to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The court filing underscores that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist American leader President Trump, leading him to enact a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will experience a detention review on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he needed frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was convicted of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plot which involved plans to kill his opponent and his running partner, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was stopped because it failed to get the support of the armed forces officials. His successor was inaugurated without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised official structures in the federal district, the capital city.
The security forces intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The judges found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.
The one-time head of state called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 presidential election.
