The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was found guilty of orchestrating a military coup in September and given more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending legal challenges.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a filing authorising the arrest, the judge said intelligence 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 escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the protest called by his child.
His offspring, Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a assembly of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.
The senator 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 settee? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the return of democracy in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a background of arranging to ask for protection through a consular facility", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, the capital city, is situated around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative United States President President Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with tracking devices.
They also asked that he be authorized to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he required frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was convicted of leading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his political opponent, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he knew of a scheme which involved plans to assassinate the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was stopped because it failed to get the backing of the military leaders. The current president was inaugurated without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous his backers stormed and vandalised official structures in the federal district, Brasília.
The police stepped in and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The justices found that the protesters had been encouraged by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the period, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also banned from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 national vote.
