The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and handed more than 27 years in jail, but he continued under house arrest pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after recent developments emerged.
This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a call for a public vigil that could "allow for a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his son.
His offspring, Flávio, who holds office as a legislator, called for a meeting of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or observe everything from your phone there on your sofa? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could offer prayers for his health and for the return of democracy in our nation."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's determination was the potential of the former president's transfer to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of organizing to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is located around 13km from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative United States President Trump, causing him to enact a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a national police facility in Brasilia and will have a custody hearing on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with tracking devices.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he demanded regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other health problems.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was convicted of leading a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Lula.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which encompassed plans to kill Lula and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The scheme was prevented because it didn't receive the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. The current president was took office without problem on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on January 8th, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged government buildings in the national capital, Brasília.
The law enforcement stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The judges found that the protesters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the time, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence.
The former president called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the next presidential race.
