The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The one-time leader was convicted of orchestrating a government overthrow in last fall and given more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under home detention pending court reviews.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a precautionary step after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a demonstration that could enable a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a document approving the detention, the magistrate said data from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the surveillance device to secure accomplishment 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 senator, called for a assembly of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your sofa? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the home, considering that the probes revealed a background of planning to seek refuge through a consular facility", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative United States President Donald Trump, leading him to implement a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
The former president is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will experience a detention review on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that the former president be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he demanded ongoing care for lung conditions and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was found guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plot which encompassed plans to assassinate Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The plot was prevented because it failed to get the support of the military leaders. Lula was sworn in without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a following week, on the eighth of January, many Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed official structures in the national capital, the capital city.
The security forces stepped in and around 1,500 people were detained.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by him whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also barred from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.
The former president called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the next presidential race.
