The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.
The one-time leader was convicted of plotting a military coup in the ninth month and given more than 27 years in prison, but he remained under home detention pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed trying to remove his tracking device and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a document approving the arrest, the magistrate said intelligence from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His son, Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or watch it all from your phone there on your sofa? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so supporters could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a embassy office", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the US embassy in the capital, Brazil's capital, is located around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a national police facility in Brasilia and will have a imprisonment assessment on the following 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 domestic detention, with tracking devices.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be authorized to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he required ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
He was determined responsible of orchestrating a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a scheme which encompassed plans to kill 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 Bolsonaro's trial.
The plot was prevented because it failed to get the support of the army and air force commanders. The current president was took office without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on January 8th, thousands of his backers attacked and damaged public facilities in the national capital, the capital city.
The security forces took action and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The justices found that the protesters had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the period, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the completion of his term.
The former president called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the next presidential race.
