The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and given more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after recent developments emerged.
This encompassed seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a possible escape.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the judge said data from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his flight.
This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a meeting of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on social media on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or see it all from your phone there on your sofa? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could "pray for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of his move to foreign missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a record of organizing to seek refuge through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The legal document underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.
International Reactions
Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative United States President Trump, prompting him to impose a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being kept in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will have a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be authorized to depart his residence for medical care, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other health problems.
Context of Sentencing
He was found guilty of orchestrating a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a scheme which involved plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was stopped because it failed to get the support of the military leaders. Lula was sworn in without problem on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, thousands of his backers stormed and vandalised official structures in the federal district, the capital city.
The police took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The justices found that the rioters had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the period, the legal team called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the next presidential race.
