The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was sentenced of orchestrating a military coup in the ninth month and given more than 27 years in prison, but he was staying under home detention pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after recent developments were revealed.
This encompassed trying to remove his tracking device and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears
In a document approving the custody, the magistrate said intelligence from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his son.
His offspring, Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a assembly of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on online platforms on Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or see it all from your phone there on your sofa? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could offer prayers for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of his move to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of planning to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The court filing highlights that the United States embassy in the capital, the capital city, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist United States President President Trump, leading him to impose a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that he be authorized to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he needed ongoing care for lung conditions and other health problems.
Context of Sentencing
The former president was found guilty of leading a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plan which included plans to kill his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.
The plot was stopped because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. The current president was inaugurated without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on 8 January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged official structures in the federal district, Brasília.
The police took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also barred from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the next presidential race.
