Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.
The ex-president was convicted of orchestrating a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than 27 years in jail, but he continued under house arrest pending legal challenges.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" were revealed.
This involved attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a public vigil that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a filing authorising the arrest, Justice Moraes said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the surveillance device to ensure success in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.
The senator wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Will you battle for your country, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your sofa? I call on you to struggle with us."
He said the gathering would be so followers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of his "relocation to embassies near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of planning to ask for protection through a embassy office", a declaration said.
The legal document highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Global Responses
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative US President Trump, causing him to enact a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will experience a custody hearing on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Top Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that the former president be allowed to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was convicted of heading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plan which involved plans to kill his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was thwarted because it didn't receive the endorsement of the armed forces officials. Lula was inaugurated without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, many his followers invaded and destroyed official structures in the federal district, the capital city.
The law enforcement stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.
At the time, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the end of his sentence.
The former president called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the next presidential race.
