The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was convicted of planning a armed takeover in last fall and sentenced more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he was staying under confinement pending court reviews.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after fresh information came to light.
This involved trying to remove his tracking device and a call for a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a possible escape.
Court Filing Details Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the detention, the judge said data from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the surveillance device to ensure success in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his son.
His offspring, Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a assembly of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.
The senator wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Will you battle for your country, or see it all from your phone there on your couch? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so followers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's decision was the potential of the former president's move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a background of organizing to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The legal document highlights that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative US President Trump, prompting him to enact a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
He is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will undergo a custody hearing on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also asked that the former president be permitted to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he needed ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was convicted of heading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a scheme which included plans to assassinate Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the military leaders. The current president was sworn in without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on January 8th, numerous Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged government buildings in the federal district, Brazil's capital.
The police took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The judges found that the rioters had been encouraged by him whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the court case a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the 2026 presidential election.
