Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.
The ex-president was convicted of orchestrating a military coup in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in incarceration, but he was staying under confinement pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed attempting to break his tracking device and a summons to a public vigil that could "allow for a possible escape.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a document approving the custody, the magistrate said data from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the tracking monitor to ensure success in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His child, his son Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a assembly of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
The senator wrote on digital networks on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could "pray for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's determination was the potential of the former president's transfer to foreign missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a record of planning to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The court filing highlights that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is located around 13km from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative US President Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will have a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the High Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that he be authorized to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Context of Sentencing
Bolsonaro was convicted of leading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to murder the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing the former president's case.
The conspiracy was prevented because it didn't receive the support of the armed forces officials. Lula was inaugurated without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, numerous his followers attacked and damaged government buildings in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The security forces took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The judges found that the rioters had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the time, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also barred from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 national vote.
