Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was sentenced of orchestrating a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than 27 years in incarceration, but he remained under house arrest pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the elderly politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" emerged.
This encompassed trying to remove his ankle monitor and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a document approving the arrest, the magistrate said data from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a legislator, called for a assembly of his backers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or see it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the possibility of the former president's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to seek refuge through a embassy office", a declaration said.
The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Global Responses
Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist US President Donald Trump, leading him to implement a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will have a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with tracking devices.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be permitted to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for lung conditions and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
He was determined responsible of heading a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the national vote to his left-wing rival, Lula.
High Court judges said that he was aware of a plan which encompassed plans to murder Lula and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was stopped because it failed to get the endorsement of the armed forces officials. Lula was inaugurated without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged official structures in the national capital, the capital city.
The police stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The justices found that the rioters had been encouraged by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the period, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from running for public office until 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.
The former president called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.
