The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The one-time leader was sentenced of orchestrating a military coup in September and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under home detention pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" emerged.
This included attempting to break his ankle monitor and a summons to a public vigil that could enable a possible escape.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the protest called by his son.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a legislator, called for a assembly of his backers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
The senator wrote on online platforms on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's determination was the potential of the former president's transfer to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a record of arranging to seek refuge through a consular facility", a statement said.
The court filing highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.
Global Responses
The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist United States President Trump, leading him to enact a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being held in a national police facility in the capital and will undergo a detention review on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be permitted to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was found guilty of heading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plan which involved plans to murder the current president and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The plot was thwarted because it failed to get the backing of the armed forces officials. His successor was took office without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged public facilities in the capital, Brasília.
The law enforcement stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been encouraged by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the time, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from running for public office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The former president called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 presidential election.
