Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The former head of state was convicted of orchestrating a government overthrow in last fall and given more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews.
High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a preventative measure after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed attempting to break his tracking device and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a document approving the arrest, the magistrate said intelligence from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's "intention to break the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his son.
His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a senator, called for a meeting of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on online platforms on the previous day: Will you battle for your country, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of the former president's transfer to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The legal document underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, the capital city, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader Trump, prompting him to enact a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
The former president is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the High Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that he be permitted to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he needed regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the national vote to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plot which involved plans to murder Lula and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it didn't receive the backing of the armed forces officials. The current president was sworn in without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on January 8th, many his followers attacked and damaged public facilities in the federal district, the capital city.
The law enforcement intervened and around 1,500 people were detained.
The justices found that the rioters had been encouraged by him whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to step in, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the period, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the completion of his term.
The former president called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 national vote.
