The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was sentenced of orchestrating a government overthrow in last fall and sentenced more than over two decades in prison, but he continued under confinement pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after fresh information were revealed.
This encompassed seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a summons to a demonstration that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a document approving the detention, Justice Moraes said information from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the protest called by his son.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a senator, called for a gathering of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the judge's ruling was the possibility of the former president's transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a history of arranging to request asylum through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The legal document underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is located around 13km from his dwelling.
Global Responses
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist US President Donald Trump, prompting him to implement a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a detention review on Sunday.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that the former president be authorized to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
He was convicted of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he was aware of a scheme which involved plans to assassinate his opponent and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing the former president's case.
The scheme was stopped because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was took office without incident on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, thousands of his followers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the federal district, Brazil's capital.
The police intervened and around 1,500 people were detained.
The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been provoked by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.
At the time, the legal team called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The one-time head of state called the court case a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 national vote.
