Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was found guilty of planning a armed takeover in September and given more than 27 years in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending court reviews.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after recent developments were revealed.
This involved seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a call for a public vigil that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears
In a document approving the arrest, the judge said intelligence from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the protest called by his son.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on online platforms on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so followers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the chance of his transfer to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a history of arranging to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is located around 13km from his dwelling.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, prompting him to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
The former president is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will have 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 fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that the former president be authorized to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he required regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was found guilty of orchestrating a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the national vote to his ideological adversary, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which encompassed plans to assassinate the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was thwarted because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was inaugurated without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a following week, on 8 January, numerous his backers attacked and damaged official structures in the capital, Brasília.
The law enforcement stepped in and around 1,500 people were arrested.
The justices found that the rioters had been encouraged by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the period, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence.
The ex-leader called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the next presidential race.
