Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The former head of state was convicted of orchestrating a military coup in the ninth month and handed more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he continued under confinement pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.
This involved seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a demonstration that could facilitate a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's "intention to break the tracking monitor to ensure success in his flight.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a senator, called for a gathering of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I urge you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the potential of the former president's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a record of arranging to seek refuge through a consular facility", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the US embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative American leader President Trump, leading him to impose a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
The former president is being detained in a Federal Police station in the capital and will undergo a detention review on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that he be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was found guilty of heading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a scheme which encompassed plans to assassinate Lula and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing the former president's case.
The plot was thwarted because it didn't receive the endorsement of the armed forces officials. His successor was sworn in without problem on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, thousands of his backers attacked and damaged government buildings in the capital, the capital city.
The law enforcement intervened and around 1,500 people were arrested.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been provoked by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to step in, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the moment, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 presidential election.
