Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.
The one-time leader was sentenced of plotting a military coup in last fall and given more than over two decades in incarceration, but he continued under confinement pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" were revealed.
This involved seeking to disable his tracking device and a call for a public vigil that could facilitate a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the judge said information from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His offspring, Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a gathering of his backers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Will you battle for your country, or observe everything from your phone there on your sofa? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the return of democracy in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of his transfer to foreign missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a history of arranging to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The legal document 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 conservative nationalist United States President Donald Trump, prompting him to impose a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a custody hearing on the following day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also requested that the former president be permitted to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he demanded regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other health problems.
Context of Sentencing
He was determined responsible of orchestrating a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the national vote to his left-wing rival, Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a scheme which involved plans to murder the current president and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing the former president's case.
The conspiracy was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, numerous his followers attacked and damaged public facilities in the national capital, the capital city.
The law enforcement intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.
The justices found that the rioters had been provoked by him whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also barred from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him running in the next presidential race.
