The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.
The former head of state was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he continued under home detention pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a precautionary step after recent developments were revealed.
This encompassed attempting to break his ankle monitor and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a filing authorising the detention, the judge said intelligence from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his child.
His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a legislator, called for a assembly of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of his transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of arranging to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The legal document emphasizes that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist United States 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 Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be permitted to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his political opponent, Lula.
High Court judges said that he was aware of a plan which involved plans to assassinate the current president and his running partner, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the support of the armed forces officials. Lula was inaugurated without problem on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on 8 January, numerous his followers attacked and damaged government buildings in the capital, Brasília.
The police intervened and around 1,500 people were arrested.
The justices found that the rioters had been provoked by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the period, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - a decade minus two years 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.
