The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was found guilty of orchestrating a military coup in last fall and given more than over two decades in jail, but he continued under house arrest pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the elderly politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" were revealed.
This involved seeking to disable his tracking device and a summons to a demonstration that could "allow for a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a filing authorising the custody, the magistrate said data from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his flight.
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his son.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a legislator, called for a assembly of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the chance of the former president's move to embassies near the home, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the US embassy in the capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a custody hearing on Sunday.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys 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 permitted to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he demanded regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.
Context of Sentencing
The former president was found guilty of leading a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the national vote to his left-wing rival, Lula.
High Court judges said that he was aware of a plan which encompassed plans to murder the current president and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.
The plot was stopped because it didn't receive the support of the armed forces officials. Lula was sworn in without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on January 8th, many Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed government buildings in the capital, Brasília.
The police stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The one-time head of state called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 presidential election.
