The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.
The one-time leader was found guilty of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and handed more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" were revealed.
This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a call for a public vigil that could "allow for a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the custody, the judge said intelligence from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's "intention to break the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his son.
His child, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on digital networks on Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or observe everything from your phone there on your settee? I call on you to struggle with us."
He said the vigil would be so supporters could "pray for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of his transfer to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of planning to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The court filing emphasizes that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Global Responses
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist American leader President Trump, prompting him to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that the former president be allowed to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he needed regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of heading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plan which included plans to kill the current president and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was prevented because it didn't receive the support of the army and air force commanders. His successor was sworn in without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, many his followers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the national capital, Brazil's capital.
The police stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The judges found that the protesters had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the period, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also banned from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The former president called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 presidential election.
