The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was found guilty of plotting a military coup in the ninth month and sentenced more than 27 years in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending court reviews.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.
This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could facilitate a possible escape.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, Justice Moraes said information from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's plan to remove the tracking monitor to ensure success in his flight.
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the protest called by his child.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
The senator wrote on social media on the previous day: Will you battle for your nation, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I urge you to struggle with us."
He said the vigil would be so backers could "pray for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the possibility of the former president's "relocation to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a history of organizing to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is located around 13km from his dwelling.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist American leader President Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a custody hearing on the following day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also asked that he be authorized to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he demanded regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
He was determined responsible of orchestrating a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plan which involved plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was stopped because it failed to get the endorsement of the military leaders. Lula was sworn in without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on 8 January, many his backers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the federal district, Brazil's capital.
The law enforcement intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been provoked by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the period, the legal team called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also banned from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.
The former president called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him competing in the next presidential race.
