Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.
The ex-president was sentenced of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and given more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he was staying under confinement pending appeals.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.
This included attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the protest called by his son.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a legislator, called for a meeting of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
The senator wrote on social media on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I urge you to struggle with us."
He said the gathering would be so followers could "pray for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our nation."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of arranging to seek refuge through a embassy office", a declaration said.
The court filing highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Trump, leading him to enact a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will have a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with tracking devices.
They also asked that he be allowed to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded ongoing care for lung conditions and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was convicted of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the national vote to his political opponent, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a scheme which involved plans to kill Lula and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.
The scheme was prevented because it couldn't obtain the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was inaugurated without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, many his followers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the federal district, Brasília.
The police took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The judges found that the rioters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to step in, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the time, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 presidential election.
