Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.
The former head of state was found guilty of planning a government overthrow in last fall and handed more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he continued under confinement pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after fresh information were revealed.
This encompassed seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a summons to a public vigil that could enable a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a document approving the arrest, the magistrate said intelligence from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his child.
His offspring, Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a gathering of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on social media on Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your sofa? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could "pray for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a record of arranging to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The court filing underscores that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader Donald Trump, causing him to impose a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.
The former president is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also asked that he be permitted to leave his home for healthcare, saying he demanded regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Context of Sentencing
Bolsonaro was found guilty of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his political opponent, Lula.
High Court judges said that he was aware of a plot which included plans to assassinate the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing the former president's case.
The scheme was stopped because it failed to get the backing of the armed forces officials. The current president was inaugurated without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, many his backers attacked and damaged official structures in the national capital, Brazil's capital.
The security forces took action and around 1,500 people were arrested.
The judges found that the rioters had been incited by him whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the time, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from running for public office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 presidential election.
