Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The one-time leader was found guilty of planning a armed takeover in September and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after recent developments emerged.
This encompassed attempting to break his tracking device and a call for a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a filing authorising the arrest, the magistrate said information from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his son.
His son, his son Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a assembly of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or observe everything from your phone there on your sofa? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the possibility of his move to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a history of planning to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the capital, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist American leader President Trump, causing him to impose a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
The former president is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
The former president was determined responsible of heading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the national vote to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plan which encompassed plans to kill his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.
The plot was stopped because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was took office without problem on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on January 8th, numerous Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed official structures in the national capital, Brasília.
The police stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The judges found that the rioters had been encouraged by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from running for public office until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the next presidential race.
