Jair Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The ex-president was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in September and handed more than over two decades in prison, but he continued under confinement pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" came to light.
This encompassed seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the detention, the judge said data from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the protest called by his child.
His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his followers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's decision was the possibility of his move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of arranging to seek refuge through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The legal document highlights that the United States embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist United States President Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
He is being detained in a national police facility in Brasilia and will have a custody hearing on the following day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also asked that the former president be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Context of Sentencing
He was determined responsible of orchestrating a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plot which included plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it failed to get the support of the armed forces officials. His successor was sworn in without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, numerous Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed government buildings in the capital, the capital city.
The police intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from running for public office until the year 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the trial a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the next presidential race.
