Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was sentenced of planning a military coup in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in prison, but he continued under confinement pending court reviews.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" emerged.
This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a summons to a public vigil that could "allow for a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a filing authorising the detention, Justice Moraes said intelligence 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 "facilitated by the confusion caused by the protest called by his child.
His offspring, Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I urge you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of planning to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist US President President Trump, causing him to implement a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that the former president be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he needed frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was found guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he was aware of a plan which involved plans to assassinate his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing the former president's case.
The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the support of the military leaders. The current president was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, numerous his backers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, the capital city.
The police intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been incited by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to take action, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from running for public office until 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.
