The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and sentenced more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" were revealed.
This included seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a meeting of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on social media on Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or see it all from your phone there on your sofa? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the gathering would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's determination was the potential of his "relocation to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a history of planning to ask for protection through a consular facility", a statement said.
The legal document emphasizes that the United States embassy in the capital, the capital city, is situated around 13km from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Donald Trump, leading him to implement a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will have a custody hearing on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be permitted to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other health problems.
Context of Sentencing
The former president was determined responsible of leading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the presidential race to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a scheme which included plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was prevented because it failed to get the backing of the army and air force commanders. Lula was sworn in without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, many his followers invaded and destroyed official structures in the capital, Brasília.
The law enforcement stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.
The justices found that the protesters had been encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to take action, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from running for public 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 targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the next presidential race.
