The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The ex-president was convicted of orchestrating a armed takeover in September and handed more than a 27-year term in prison, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information emerged.
This included attempting to break his ankle monitor and a call for a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears
In a document approving the arrest, Justice Moraes said information from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his son.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a legislator, called for a assembly of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
His son wrote on social media on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your sofa? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a history of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The legal document emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, the capital city, is positioned around 8 miles from his dwelling.
International Reactions
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist United States President President Trump, prompting him to enact a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will have a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also asked that the former president be permitted to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he demanded regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was determined responsible of heading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the national vote to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to murder the current president and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.
The plot was prevented because it failed to get the support of the military leaders. The current president was inaugurated without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged public facilities in the federal district, Brasília.
The law enforcement intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The justices found that the rioters had been encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the period, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The former president called the trial a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 national vote.
