The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was found guilty of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than a 27-year term in jail, but he was staying under home detention pending court reviews.
High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" came to light.
This involved seeking to disable his tracking device and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a document approving the detention, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the former leader's aim to disable the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His son, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his backers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on online platforms on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I call on you to struggle with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our country."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's ruling was the possibility of his move to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a background of planning to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, the capital city, is positioned around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative American leader Donald Trump, leading him to implement a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will have a custody hearing on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also requested that he be authorized to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he needed regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
He was convicted of orchestrating a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which involved plans to murder Lula and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was prevented because it couldn't obtain the support of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on January 8th, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged public facilities in the capital, Brasília.
The security forces stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by him whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also barred from running for public office until the year 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.
The ex-leader called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the next presidential race.
