The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was convicted of planning a military coup in the ninth month and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a preventative measure after recent developments emerged.
This included trying to remove his tracking device and a invitation to a public vigil that could "allow for a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a filing authorising the detention, the judge said data from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's plan to remove the surveillance device to ensure success in his flight.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a senator, called for a meeting of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
His son wrote on social media on last Friday: Will you battle for your country, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the return of democracy in our country."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's determination was the potential of his move to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a record of planning to ask for protection through a embassy office", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is positioned around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative United States President Donald Trump, causing him to implement a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being held in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be permitted to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other health problems.
Background on Conviction
He was found guilty of heading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to assassinate Lula and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it failed to get the endorsement of the military leaders. His successor was inaugurated without problem on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, many his followers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The law enforcement intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The justices found that the protesters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the moment, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also banned from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him running in the 2026 national vote.
