The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was convicted of plotting a military coup in last fall and given more than over two decades in prison, but he continued under house arrest pending court reviews.
High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a precautionary step after recent developments emerged.
This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a call for a public vigil that could facilitate a possible escape.
Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the detention, the judge said information from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his son.
His son, his son Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a meeting of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I call on you to struggle with us."
He said the gathering would be so followers could "pray for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our country."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's decision was the potential of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a background of planning to request asylum through a consular facility", a declaration said.
The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative United States President Donald Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that the former president be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he needed frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was convicted of heading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the national vote to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plot which involved plans to murder his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The scheme was thwarted because it didn't receive the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was inaugurated without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on the eighth of January, many his followers attacked and damaged official structures in the federal district, the capital city.
The security forces intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to step in, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the period, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him running in the 2026 national vote.
