The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The former head of state was sentenced of orchestrating a military coup in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in prison, but he remained under home detention pending court reviews.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" came to light.
This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a call for a public vigil that could facilitate a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a document approving the custody, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a gathering of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on online platforms on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your sofa? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could "pray for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's "relocation to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of arranging to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the US embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist American leader President Trump, prompting him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a custody hearing on Sunday.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be authorized to leave his home for medical care, saying he needed ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
The former president was convicted of heading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he knew of a plot which encompassed plans to assassinate Lula and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the support of the army and air force commanders. His successor was sworn in without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, numerous his followers attacked and damaged official structures in the national capital, the capital city.
The security forces took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to take action, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the time, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the next presidential race.
