The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.
The ex-president was sentenced of plotting a armed takeover in the ninth month and sentenced more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he continued under house arrest pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after recent developments came to light.
This encompassed attempting to break his ankle monitor and a summons to a public vigil that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said data from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's aim to disable the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on digital networks on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the return of democracy in our nation."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of the former president's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a history of planning to seek refuge through a embassy office", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the US embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist US President Trump, causing him to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being held in a national police facility in the capital and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also petitioned that the former president be permitted to leave his home for healthcare, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
The former president was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plot which encompassed plans to murder Lula and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was prevented because it didn't receive the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was took office without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, numerous his backers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the national capital, Brazil's capital.
The security forces stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The ex-leader called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 national vote.
