The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.
The former head of state was convicted of planning a government overthrow in last fall and sentenced more than 27 years in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after "new facts" emerged.
This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a call for a public vigil that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Flight Fears
In a filing authorising the custody, Justice Moraes said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his flight.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His child, his son Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a meeting of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so followers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's decision was the possibility of his transfer to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The legal document highlights that the US embassy in the capital, the capital city, is positioned around 13km from his dwelling.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative United States President President Trump, prompting him to implement a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
The former president is being kept in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will have a detention review on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that the former president be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he needed frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
He was found guilty of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plot which included plans to murder his opponent and his running partner, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.
The plot was thwarted because it failed to get the backing of the military leaders. Lula was took office without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on 8 January, many Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed official structures in the federal district, the capital city.
The police intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The justices found that the protesters had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, reestablish control and bring him back to power.
At the period, the legal team called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.
He was also barred from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him running in the next presidential race.
