Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in jail, but he continued under confinement pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a safety action after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a possible escape.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a document approving the detention, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the tracking monitor to ensure success in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his son.
His child, his son Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a gathering of his followers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's "relocation to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a record of planning to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
International Reactions
Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President Trump, leading him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being detained in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a custody hearing on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with tracking devices.
They also petitioned that he be allowed to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he needed ongoing care for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was convicted of heading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the national vote to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plot which encompassed plans to murder Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the backing of the armed forces officials. Lula was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on the eighth of January, many Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged public facilities in the national capital, Brasília.
The law enforcement intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, reestablish control and bring him back to power.
At the period, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from running for public office until the year 2060 - 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 competing in the next presidential race.
