Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was convicted of plotting a government overthrow in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in prison, but he remained under confinement pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.
This included attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a public vigil that could facilitate a possible escape.
Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the protest called by his son.
His child, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
The senator wrote on online platforms on Friday: Will you battle for your country, or see it all from your phone there on your couch? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a record of organizing to ask for protection through a embassy office", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is located around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist US President President Trump, leading him to implement a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will experience a custody hearing on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with tracking devices.
They also asked that he be permitted to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for lung conditions and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was convicted of heading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which involved plans to kill the current president and his running partner, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing the former president's case.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the armed forces officials. Lula was took office without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, many his backers attacked and damaged government buildings in the national capital, Brasília.
The security forces took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The magistrates found that the protesters had been encouraged by him whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to step in, reestablish control and bring him back to power.
At the time, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from running for public office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence.
The former president called the trial a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him running in the 2026 presidential election.
