The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was convicted of plotting a military coup in September and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he continued under house arrest pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after recent developments emerged.
This involved seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a public vigil that could facilitate a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a document approving the custody, the judge said information from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His offspring, Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a gathering of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Will you battle for your country, or see it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I call on you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could "pray for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the chance of his transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a record of arranging to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The legal document emphasizes that the US embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative United States President Trump, causing him to enact a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will have a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Top Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be authorized to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he demanded regular treatment for lung conditions and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
He was determined responsible of orchestrating a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plan which included plans to assassinate Lula and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was prevented because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the armed forces officials. The current president was took office without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, many his followers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the capital, the capital city.
The security forces took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The justices found that the protesters had been incited by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, restore order and return him to office.
At the period, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also banned from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 presidential election.
