The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The former head of state was convicted of orchestrating a government overthrow in the ninth month and sentenced more than over two decades in prison, but he remained under house arrest pending court reviews.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after recent developments came to light.
This included seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the custody, the magistrate said data from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's aim to disable the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His son, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or see it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I urge you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the potential of the former president's "relocation to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of planning to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The legal document underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brasilia, is situated around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative American leader Trump, prompting him to impose a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being kept in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a custody hearing on Sunday.
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 home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that he be allowed to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he needed frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Context of Sentencing
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the presidential race to his political opponent, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plot which included plans to kill the current president and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The conspiracy was stopped because it didn't receive the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. His successor was inaugurated without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged public facilities in the federal district, the capital city.
The law enforcement took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.
He was also barred from running for public office until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 presidential election.
