The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was convicted of orchestrating a government overthrow in last fall and sentenced more than over two decades in prison, but he remained under home detention pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" were revealed.
This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could enable a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a document approving the arrest, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his son.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could "pray 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 foreign missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a record of arranging to seek refuge through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will have a detention review on the following day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with tracking devices.
They also requested that he be allowed to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he needed ongoing care for lung conditions and other ailments.
Context of Sentencing
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which involved plans to assassinate his opponent and his running partner, Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been overseeing the former president's case.
The plot was prevented because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the armed forces officials. His successor was inaugurated without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on 8 January, many Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged government buildings in the national capital, Brasília.
The police stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, bring back stability and return him to office.
At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.
The former president called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the 2026 national vote.
