Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was found guilty of orchestrating a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in incarceration, but he was staying under house arrest pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" emerged.
This involved seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said intelligence from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his son.
His offspring, Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a assembly of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or observe everything from your phone there on your couch? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so followers could "pray for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of his transfer to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a history of arranging to request asylum through a consular facility", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative United States President Donald Trump, prompting him to enact a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will have a detention review on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be authorized to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he demanded ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
He was convicted of heading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he knew of a plan which involved plans to kill the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing the former president's case.
The scheme was thwarted because it didn't receive the endorsement of the armed forces officials. Lula was sworn in without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on 8 January, many his followers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the national capital, Brazil's capital.
The police stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.
The magistrates found that the protesters had been encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to take action, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the time, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also barred from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the court case a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 presidential election.
