The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was convicted of orchestrating a military coup in the ninth month and sentenced more than 27 years in incarceration, but he was staying under house arrest pending court reviews.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a document approving the custody, the magistrate said data from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His son, Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or observe everything from your phone there on your sofa? I call on you to struggle with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could offer prayers for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the possibility of the former president's transfer to embassies near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a history of arranging to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The legal document underscores that the United States embassy in the capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist US President Donald Trump, prompting him to implement a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
He is being held in a national police facility in the capital and will have a custody hearing on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that the former president be authorized to depart his residence for medical care, saying he demanded ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was found guilty of leading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he was aware of a scheme which included plans to kill Lula and his running partner, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing the former president's case.
The scheme was prevented because it couldn't obtain the backing of the military leaders. The current president was inaugurated without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on 8 January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed official structures in the capital, the capital city.
The police stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been provoked by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, restore order and return him to office.
At the time, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The ex-leader called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the 2026 presidential election.
