The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was sentenced of planning a military coup in the ninth month and given more than 27 years in incarceration, but he was staying under house arrest pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the elderly politician was a safety action after recent developments were revealed.
This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a document approving the arrest, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His offspring, Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on social media on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or see it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's determination was the possibility of his "relocation to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a record of arranging to seek refuge through a embassy office", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brasilia, is situated around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.
Global Responses
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist US President Donald Trump, leading him to implement a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
He is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a detention review on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also petitioned that the former president be permitted to leave his home for healthcare, saying he demanded ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was found guilty of leading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the national vote to his left-wing rival, Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plan which included plans to assassinate Lula and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The plot was stopped because it failed to get the backing of the army and air force commanders. The current president was sworn in without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, thousands of his backers attacked and damaged official structures in the national capital, Brasília.
The law enforcement took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The judges found that the protesters had been provoked by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, bring back stability and return him to office.
At the period, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also banned from running for public office until 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the next presidential race.
