The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.
The former head of state was sentenced of orchestrating a military coup in September and sentenced more than 27 years in incarceration, but he remained under confinement pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a safety action after recent developments were revealed.
This included seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a document approving the custody, the judge said data from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the former leader's "intention to break the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His offspring, Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a gathering of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Will you battle for your country, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's determination was the chance of his transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to request asylum through a embassy office", a declaration said.
The legal document emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brasilia, is located around 13km from his dwelling.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative US President President Trump, causing him to enact a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
The former president is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will have a detention review on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the High Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also requested that the former president be allowed to leave his home for medical care, saying he needed frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of heading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the national vote to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a scheme which encompassed plans to murder Lula and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing the former president's case.
The scheme was prevented because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the armed forces officials. The current president was took office without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised official structures in the capital, the capital city.
The security forces took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by him whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, restore order and return him to office.
At the period, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the trial a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 presidential election.
