The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The ex-president was convicted of plotting a government overthrow in September and given more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he was staying under home detention pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a precautionary step after recent developments were revealed.
This included trying to remove his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the magistrate said intelligence from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his son.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
The senator wrote on online platforms on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so backers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the potential of the former president's "relocation to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a history of arranging to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is located around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist US President Trump, causing him to enact a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
The former president is being kept in a national police facility in the capital and will undergo a detention review on Sunday.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also requested that he be permitted to leave his home for healthcare, saying he demanded regular treatment for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Context of Sentencing
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of orchestrating a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a scheme which included plans to kill his opponent and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The plot was prevented because it didn't receive the backing of the military leaders. Lula was inaugurated without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on January 8th, numerous Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The security forces took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by him whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the time, the legal team called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also barred from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the next presidential race.
