The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was found guilty of plotting a military coup in last fall and given more than 27 years in incarceration, but he remained under home detention pending legal challenges.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after fresh information came to light.
This included seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a document approving the detention, the magistrate said information from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His child, his son Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a gathering of his backers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on online platforms on the previous day: Will you battle for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the potential of his transfer to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of arranging to request asylum through a consular facility", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the US embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative American leader Donald Trump, causing him to impose a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a national police facility in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that the former president be authorized to depart his residence for medical care, saying he required ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was found guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a scheme which included plans to kill the current president and his running partner, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been overseeing the former president's case.
The conspiracy was stopped because it couldn't obtain the support of the military leaders. Lula was inaugurated without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, many Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised public facilities in the capital, the capital city.
The police intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been incited by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the moment, the legal team called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also barred from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 national vote.
