Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was convicted of plotting a government overthrow 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 action to imprison the elderly politician was a precautionary step after fresh information emerged.
This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a call for a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a possible escape.
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a document approving the detention, the judge said intelligence from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to ensure success in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His son, his son Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I urge you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could "pray for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's determination was the potential of his transfer to foreign missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a record of organizing to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The court filing emphasizes that the US embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist United States President Donald Trump, prompting him to enact a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a Federal Police station in the capital and will have a detention review on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that he be allowed to depart his residence for medical care, saying he required regular treatment for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Context of Sentencing
The former president was convicted of heading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the national vote to his ideological adversary, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a scheme which included plans to assassinate his opponent and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing the former president's case.
The plot was thwarted because it didn't receive the backing of the army and air force commanders. The current president was took office without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous his backers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the national capital, the capital city.
The police intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, restore order and return him to office.
At the period, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also banned from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence.
The one-time head of state called the court case a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the next presidential race.
