Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was sentenced of plotting a military coup in last fall and sentenced more than 27 years in jail, but he was staying under confinement pending court reviews.
High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after fresh information were revealed.
This included trying to remove his ankle monitor and a invitation to a demonstration that could enable a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the detention, the judge said information from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His child, his son Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a meeting of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on the previous day: Will you battle for your country, or observe everything from your phone there on your sofa? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's determination was the potential of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a background of organizing to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The court filing emphasizes that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is located around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist US President Donald Trump, leading him to implement a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being held in a national police facility in the capital and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with tracking devices.
They also asked that he be authorized to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for lung conditions and other ailments.
Context of Sentencing
He was found guilty of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the presidential race to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which involved plans to murder his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was stopped because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a following week, on 8 January, numerous his backers attacked and damaged public facilities in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The security forces stepped in and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, reestablish control and bring him back to power.
At the moment, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also banned from campaigning for office until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 national vote.
