The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The former head of state was found guilty of orchestrating a armed takeover in the ninth month and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under confinement pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after fresh information came to light.
This included attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a summons to a public vigil that could "allow for a possible escape.
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a filing authorising the detention, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the facility tracking 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 confusion caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a legislator, called for a meeting of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could offer prayers for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's determination was the possibility of the former president's transfer to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a background of arranging to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The legal document underscores that the US embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
Global Responses
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist US President Trump, causing him to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
The former president is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with tracking devices.
They also petitioned that he be permitted to leave his home for healthcare, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was convicted of orchestrating a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the 2022 election to his political opponent, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plot which encompassed plans to kill his opponent and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was stopped because it didn't receive the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was sworn in without incident on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, thousands of his backers attacked and damaged official structures in the capital, Brasília.
The police stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.
The justices found that the rioters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, restore order and return him to office.
At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The one-time head of state called the trial a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the next presidential race.
