The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The former head of state was found guilty of planning a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than a 27-year term in jail, but he was staying under home detention pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after recent developments emerged.
This involved trying to remove his ankle monitor and a call for a demonstration that could facilitate a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His son, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or watch it all from your phone there on your sofa? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could "pray for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's decision was the potential of his move to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a record of planning to ask for protection through a consular facility", a declaration said.
The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative US President Donald Trump, prompting him to implement a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will undergo a detention review on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be permitted to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he required frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other health problems.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was convicted of leading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the presidential race to his political opponent, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a scheme which included plans to murder his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.
The scheme was stopped because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was inaugurated without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, many his backers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the federal district, the capital city.
The security forces stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to take action, restore order and return him to office.
At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also barred from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.
The ex-leader called the trial a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him running in the 2026 national vote.
