The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was convicted of orchestrating a armed takeover in the ninth month and sentenced more than over two decades in incarceration, but he continued under house arrest pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a safety action after fresh information emerged.
This encompassed attempting to break his ankle monitor and a call for a supporters' gathering that could enable a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a document approving the detention, the magistrate said intelligence from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state'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 gathering called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a legislator, called for a assembly of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
The senator wrote on online platforms on Friday: Will you battle for your country, or watch it all from your phone there on your couch? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could "pray for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our land."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a history of arranging to request asylum through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist US President President Trump, causing him to impose a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will experience a custody hearing on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Context of Sentencing
The former president was convicted of orchestrating a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the presidential race to his political opponent, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he was aware of a plan which encompassed plans to murder the current president and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was stopped because it failed to get the backing of the army and air force commanders. The current president was inaugurated without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, many Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed official structures in the federal district, Brasília.
The security forces took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, reestablish control and bring him back to power.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from running for public office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the next presidential race.
