The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.
The ex-president was convicted of orchestrating a military coup in last fall and given more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under confinement pending court reviews.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after recent developments emerged.
This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a possible escape.
Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the detention, the judge said data from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Will you battle for your nation, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could "pray for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our country."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of his move to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of organizing to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative United States President Donald Trump, prompting him to implement a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will have a detention review on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that he be permitted to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he needed frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was determined responsible of orchestrating a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plan which involved plans to murder Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the support of the armed forces officials. Lula was inaugurated without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised official structures in the federal district, the capital city.
The police stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The judges found that the rioters had been provoked by him whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to take action, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the moment, the legal team called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also barred from running for public office until 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 national vote.
