The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was found guilty of orchestrating a government overthrow in last fall and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under confinement pending legal challenges.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.
This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a summons to a demonstration that could enable a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a document approving the arrest, the judge said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His son, Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
The senator wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Will you battle for your country, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the potential of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of planning to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is situated around 13km from his dwelling.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Trump, leading him to implement a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being held in a national police facility in the capital and will undergo a custody hearing on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that he be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he needed regular treatment for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Context of Sentencing
Bolsonaro was convicted of orchestrating a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the national vote to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he was aware of a plot which included plans to assassinate Lula and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The conspiracy was stopped because it couldn't obtain the support of the armed forces officials. The current president was took office without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised public facilities in the federal district, Brasília.
The police took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The judges found that the rioters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, the legal team called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The one-time head of state called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the next presidential race.
