The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The ex-president was found guilty of plotting a government overthrow in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in prison, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.
High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after fresh information emerged.
This involved trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could facilitate a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a document approving the detention, the magistrate said intelligence from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's aim to disable the surveillance device to ensure success in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His child, his son Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on digital networks on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or see it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's decision was the chance of his transfer to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a history of planning to request asylum through a embassy office", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is located around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Donald Trump, leading him to enact a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being detained in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that he be allowed to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Context of Sentencing
The former president was determined responsible of heading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he knew of a plot which encompassed plans to kill his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was thwarted because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was sworn in without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, numerous Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed official structures in the national capital, the capital city.
The security forces took action and around 1,500 people were detained.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to take action, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also barred from campaigning for office until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.
