The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.
The one-time leader was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in prison, 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 preventative measure after "new facts" emerged.
This involved seeking to disable his tracking device and a call for a demonstration that could enable a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a legislator, called for a meeting of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on online platforms on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your country, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I invite 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 land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's determination was the potential of the former president's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a history of organizing to seek refuge through a consular facility", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the US embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Trump, prompting him to enact a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also requested that he be permitted to leave his home for medical care, saying he required regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was determined responsible of leading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Lula.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which included plans to kill the current president and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was stopped 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 following week, on the eighth of January, many his backers attacked and damaged public facilities in the national capital, Brazil's capital.
The police stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The justices found that the protesters had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
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 legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 national vote.
