The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was found guilty of orchestrating a military coup in September and sentenced more than over two decades in prison, but he remained under home detention pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information emerged.
This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a document approving the arrest, the judge said intelligence from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I call on you to struggle with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the possibility of the former president's transfer to embassies near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a record of arranging to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the United States embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist United States President Donald Trump, leading him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being detained in a national police facility in the capital and will undergo a detention review on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that the former president be allowed to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he demanded regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
He was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the national vote to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he was aware of a plot which encompassed plans to murder his opponent and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it didn't receive the support of the military leaders. Lula was took office without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, thousands of his backers attacked and damaged public facilities in the federal district, the capital city.
The law enforcement intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been provoked by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to step in, bring back stability and return him to office.
At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also barred from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 national vote.
