The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The former head of state was convicted of plotting a government overthrow in September and given more than over two decades in prison, but he remained under confinement pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a preventative measure after fresh information emerged.
This included trying to remove his ankle monitor and a summons to a demonstration that could "allow for a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a document approving the detention, the judge said intelligence from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
The senator wrote on social media on Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so backers could "pray for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's decision was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to foreign missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of planning to ask for protection through a embassy office", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is located around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist American leader President Trump, causing him to impose a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will undergo a detention review on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also requested that he be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he demanded ongoing care for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Context of Sentencing
He was convicted of leading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a scheme which included plans to kill his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was stopped because it couldn't obtain the support of the army and air force commanders. The current president was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, numerous his followers attacked and damaged public facilities in the federal district, the capital city.
The police intervened and around 1,500 people were arrested.
The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the period, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also barred from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the court case a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.
