Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.
The ex-president was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and sentenced more than 27 years in jail, but he remained under house arrest pending appeals.
High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after recent developments were revealed.
This included 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 paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a meeting of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or see it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's ruling was the potential of the former president's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a history of organizing to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The court filing underscores that the United States embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist United States President President Trump, causing him to impose a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a detention review on Sunday.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.
They also requested that he be authorized to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he demanded regular treatment for lung conditions and other health problems.
Context of Sentencing
He was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the presidential race to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plan which encompassed plans to assassinate Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was prevented because it couldn't obtain the backing of the armed forces officials. Lula was inaugurated without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, thousands of his backers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the federal district, the capital city.
The police intervened and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The judges found that the rioters had been encouraged by him whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also banned from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 national vote.
