The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was sentenced of plotting a military coup in September and handed more than 27 years in jail, but he continued under house arrest pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after recent developments were revealed.
This included trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the custody, the judge said information from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the protest called by his son.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a senator, called for a meeting of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
The senator wrote on digital networks on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or see it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could "pray for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's decision was the potential of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of organizing to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
International Reactions
Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative US President Donald Trump, prompting him to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a detention review on the following day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also asked that the former president be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he demanded ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Context of Sentencing
He was convicted of heading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the 2022 election to his political opponent, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he was aware of a plan which involved plans to kill Lula and his running partner, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was prevented because it didn't receive the support of the military leaders. The current president was sworn in without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous his followers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The police stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.
At the time, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The one-time head of state called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 presidential election.
