The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.
The ex-president was sentenced of planning a government overthrow in last fall and given more than 27 years in jail, but he was staying under home detention pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information came to light.
This included seeking to disable his tracking device and a summons to a public vigil that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a filing authorising the detention, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His child, Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a assembly of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on social media on the previous day: Will you battle for your homeland, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I urge you to struggle with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of organizing to request asylum through a consular facility", a statement said.
The court filing highlights that the US embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader President Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.
He is being detained in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will have a detention review on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with tracking devices.
They also requested that the former president be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he demanded ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
He was convicted of leading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the presidential race to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plan which included plans to kill his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The plot was stopped because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. His successor was inaugurated without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the national capital, Brasília.
The police intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.
At the period, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also barred from seeking elected position until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The former president called the trial a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 national vote.
