The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The former head of state was sentenced of orchestrating a armed takeover in last fall and given more than 27 years in incarceration, but he remained under house arrest pending court reviews.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed attempting to break his ankle monitor and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a filing authorising the arrest, the judge said intelligence from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his flight.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his child.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or see it all from your phone there on your sofa? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so followers could "pray for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the US embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around 13km from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, leading him to implement a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
He is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will experience a custody hearing on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also asked that he be authorized to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he required ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was found guilty of orchestrating a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the national vote to his left-wing rival, Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a scheme which encompassed plans to assassinate Lula and his running partner, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.
The plot was stopped because it couldn't obtain the support of the military leaders. The current president was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, many his backers attacked and damaged official structures in the federal district, the capital city.
The security forces took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.
The justices found that the protesters had been provoked by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, reestablish control and bring him back to power.
At the time, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from running for public office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence.
The ex-leader called the court case a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 presidential election.
