Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was convicted of planning a government overthrow in September and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after fresh information emerged.
This involved attempting to break his ankle monitor and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said information from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the former leader's aim to disable the tracking monitor to ensure success in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his son.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could "pray for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's decision was the potential of the former president's move to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a background of organizing to request asylum through a consular facility", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader President Trump, leading him to implement a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
He is being held in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with tracking devices.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he needed frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was found guilty of leading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the 2022 election to his political opponent, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he knew of a scheme which involved plans to kill the current president and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The scheme was prevented because it failed to get the backing of the military leaders. His successor was took office without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised public facilities in the national capital, Brazil's capital.
The law enforcement stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been provoked by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to step in, bring back stability and return him to office.
At the time, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.
He was also barred from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the trial a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 presidential election.