The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The former head of state was sentenced of orchestrating a government overthrow in September and sentenced more than 27 years in prison, but he remained under confinement pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" emerged.
This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a public vigil that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a filing authorising the arrest, the judge said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a legislator, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on digital networks on Friday: Will you battle for your country, or see it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could offer prayers for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the possibility of his "relocation to embassies near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a record of arranging to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Global Responses
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist United States President President Trump, leading him to implement a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will have a custody hearing on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be allowed to leave his home for medical care, saying he needed ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was found guilty of leading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the national vote to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which involved plans to kill Lula and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was prevented because it didn't receive the endorsement of the armed forces officials. His successor was took office without incident on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed public facilities in the national capital, Brazil's capital.
The security forces intervened and around 1,500 people were detained.
The justices found that the rioters had been incited by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also banned from running for public office until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence.
The one-time head of state called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 presidential election.
