The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was sentenced of orchestrating a military coup in September and sentenced more than over two decades in incarceration, but he was staying under house arrest pending legal challenges.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" emerged.
This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the magistrate said data from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's plan to remove the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the protest called by his son.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his backers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
His son wrote on digital networks on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your sofa? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our land."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's determination was the chance of his move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a record of planning to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The legal document underscores that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative US President Trump, leading him to implement a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being held in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a custody hearing on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also petitioned that he be allowed to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he demanded ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other health problems.
Context of Sentencing
The former president was determined responsible of leading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the national vote to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plan which included plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it failed to get the support of the military leaders. The current president was sworn in without incident on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on 8 January, numerous his backers attacked and damaged official structures in the capital, the capital city.
The police stepped in and around 1,500 people were arrested.
The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, restore order and return him to office.
At the period, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 presidential election.
