Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.
The ex-president was sentenced of orchestrating a government overthrow in last fall and given more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under confinement pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a precautionary step after recent developments emerged.
This encompassed attempting to break his tracking device and a summons to a demonstration that could "allow for a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a document approving the detention, the magistrate said intelligence from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a senator, called for a assembly of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on social media on the previous day: Will you battle for your country, or see it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could "pray for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of planning to request asylum through a consular facility", a statement said.
The court filing underscores that the United States embassy in the capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative US President Donald Trump, leading him to implement a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.
He is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be permitted to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
The former president was found guilty of heading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the national vote to his ideological adversary, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to assassinate his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the support of the military leaders. His successor was inaugurated without problem on 1 January 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, many Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, the capital city.
The police took action and around 1,500 people were arrested.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been incited by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the period, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also banned from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.
The ex-leader called the court case a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 national vote.
