Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.
The former head of state was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in last fall and given more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under confinement pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after "new facts" emerged.
This involved attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the detention, the judge said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's plan to remove the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the protest called by his son.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a legislator, called for a meeting of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
The senator wrote on social media on Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our land."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the judge's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's move to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a consular facility", a declaration said.
The court filing underscores that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, causing him to enact a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being held in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will have a detention review on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be permitted to leave his home for medical care, saying he needed ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
The former president was determined responsible of heading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the 2022 election to his political opponent, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plan which encompassed plans to murder Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.
The plot was stopped because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without incident on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed public facilities in the national capital, Brasília.
The security forces intervened and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, reestablish control and bring him back to power.
At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also barred from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the next presidential race.
