Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was sentenced of plotting a government overthrow in last fall and given more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after fresh information came to light.
This included seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a invitation to a public vigil that could "allow for a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a filing authorising the arrest, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the protest called by his son.
His child, Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
His son wrote on social media on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your couch? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our country."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a background of planning to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The legal document highlights that the United States embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative US President President Trump, prompting him to enact a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.
He is being held in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a detention review on the following day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that he be permitted to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other health problems.
Background on Conviction
The former president was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the national vote to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which involved plans to murder Lula and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was stopped because it didn't receive the backing of the armed forces officials. Lula was inaugurated without problem on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on 8 January, many his followers attacked and damaged official structures in the national capital, Brasília.
The security forces stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been incited by him whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.
