The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The former head of state was found guilty of planning a armed takeover in last fall and given more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed trying to remove his ankle monitor and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said information from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the protest called by his child.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on online platforms on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your sofa? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could "pray for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the possibility of his transfer to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a record of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The court filing underscores that the United States embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader President Trump, causing him to implement a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will have a custody hearing on the next day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be authorized to leave his home for healthcare, saying he required frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Lula.
High Court judges said that he knew of a plot which involved plans to kill his opponent and his running partner, Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it failed to get the support of the military leaders. Lula was inaugurated without incident on the first day of 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous his backers attacked and damaged official structures in the capital, Brasília.
The security forces took action and around 1,500 people were detained.
The judges found that the rioters had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, restore order and return him to office.
At the period, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also barred from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 national vote.
