The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The former head of state was sentenced of orchestrating a military coup in September and sentenced more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he continued under home detention pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after fresh information were revealed.
This included attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a call for a public vigil that could enable a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a document approving the custody, the judge said intelligence from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a senator, called for a meeting of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on social media on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I call on you to struggle with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's determination was the potential of the former president's move to embassies near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of organizing to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brasilia, is located around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative American leader Trump, leading him to impose a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
He is being held in a national police facility in the capital and will have a detention review on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with tracking devices.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be allowed to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he required regular treatment for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plan which encompassed plans to murder his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was stopped because it didn't receive the endorsement of the armed forces officials. Lula was took office without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the national capital, Brasília.
The police took action and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The judges found that the rioters had been encouraged by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the period, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The former president called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 presidential election.
