Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.
The ex-president was convicted of planning a government overthrow in last fall and given more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under confinement pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" came to light.
This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a call for a demonstration that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Flight Fears
In a filing authorising the arrest, the magistrate said data from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the former leader's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his son.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a legislator, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
The senator wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Will you battle for your homeland, 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 followers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's ruling was the potential of the former president's transfer to embassies near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a background of arranging to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is positioned around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist US President Trump, prompting him to implement a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
He is being held in a national police facility in the capital and will have a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he demanded ongoing care for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Context of Sentencing
He was convicted of heading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the national vote to his left-wing rival, Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plan which included plans to assassinate the current president and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was prevented because it didn't receive the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was took office without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on 8 January, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the federal district, the capital city.
The police stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The judges found that the protesters had been incited by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the moment, the legal team called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.
He was also barred from seeking elected position until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence.
The former president called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him running in the next presidential race.
