The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.
The former head of state was found guilty of planning a government overthrow in September and handed more than over two decades in incarceration, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.
This encompassed seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could facilitate a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a filing authorising the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the protest called by his son.
His son, Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a meeting of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the vigil would be so supporters could "pray for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's decision was the possibility of the former president's 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 judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist US President President Trump, causing him to impose a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being held in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a detention review on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he required frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the presidential race to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he was aware of a plot which included plans to kill Lula and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was stopped because it failed to get the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was inaugurated without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, many Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed official structures in the federal district, the capital city.
The law enforcement intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, restore order and return him to office.
At the moment, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from campaigning for office until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 presidential election.
