The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.
The ex-president was convicted of orchestrating a armed takeover in the ninth month and sentenced more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under house arrest pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a preventative measure after recent developments were revealed.
This involved attempting to break his ankle monitor and a summons to a demonstration that could enable a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his child.
His child, Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
The senator wrote on social media on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I call on you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to foreign missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of organizing to request asylum through a embassy office", a declaration said.
The court filing emphasizes that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative US President Donald Trump, prompting him to impose a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a detention review on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that he be authorized to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he needed regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other health problems.
Background on Conviction
The former president was convicted of orchestrating a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he knew of a plan which involved plans to assassinate Lula and his running partner, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was stopped because it couldn't obtain the support of the military leaders. His successor was inaugurated without incident on 1 January 2023.
But a following week, on 8 January, many Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, the capital city.
The police took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The justices found that the rioters had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to step in, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also banned from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the next presidential race.
