Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was sentenced of orchestrating a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than a 27-year term in prison, but he continued under confinement pending court reviews.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after recent developments emerged.
This encompassed seeking to disable his tracking device and a summons to a public vigil that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a document approving the arrest, Justice Moraes said information from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His son, his son Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a assembly of his supporters near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on online platforms on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or observe everything from your phone there on your couch? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could "pray for his health and for the return of democracy in our country."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's determination was the potential of his transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the probes revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a embassy office", a statement said.
The legal document emphasizes that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President Trump, prompting him to impose a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will experience a detention review on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other health problems.
Background on Conviction
He was determined responsible of heading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a scheme which included plans to kill Lula and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been overseeing the former president's case.
The conspiracy was stopped because it couldn't obtain the backing of the military leaders. Lula was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on the eighth of January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed public facilities in the national capital, the capital city.
The law enforcement intervened and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the court case a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.
