The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was convicted of orchestrating a armed takeover in last fall and given more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he was staying under house arrest pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after "new facts" came to light.
This included trying to remove his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a document approving the detention, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
His son wrote on digital networks on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, 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 followers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's decision was the potential of the former president's move to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a record of arranging to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Global Responses
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist United States President Donald Trump, leading him to implement a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.
He is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that he be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he needed regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Context of Sentencing
Bolsonaro was convicted of heading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a scheme which included plans to assassinate his opponent and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. The current president was sworn in without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on 8 January, thousands of his followers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the capital, the capital city.
The law enforcement took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, reestablish control and bring him back to power.
At the moment, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from running for public office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the trial a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.
