The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.
The former head of state was convicted of plotting a military coup in last fall and sentenced more than 27 years in jail, but he remained under home detention pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" emerged.
This involved seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a possible escape.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his son.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his backers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on online platforms on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or see it all from your phone there on your settee? I invite 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 land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's decision was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of planning to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The court filing underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Trump, prompting him to enact a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will experience a detention review on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with tracking devices.
They also requested that the former president be authorized to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he needed frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other health problems.
Background on Conviction
The former president was determined responsible of heading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the 2022 election to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which included plans to murder his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was stopped because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the armed forces officials. The current president was took office without problem on 1 January 2023.
But a following week, on 8 January, thousands of his backers attacked and damaged official structures in the capital, the capital city.
The police stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The judges found that the rioters had been encouraged by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the period, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.
The former president called the court case a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 presidential election.
