Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.
The former head of state was sentenced of plotting a armed takeover in September and given more than 27 years in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after recent developments came to light.
This involved attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the custody, Justice Moraes said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a gathering of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
His son wrote on online platforms on Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or see it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the vigil would be so backers could offer prayers for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the possibility of his move to foreign missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of organizing to request asylum through a consular facility", a statement said.
The legal document highlights that the US embassy in the capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist United States President President Trump, leading him to implement a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will experience a custody hearing on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the High Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that he be authorized to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he needed regular treatment for lung conditions and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was determined responsible of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the national vote to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plot which involved plans to murder the current president and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been overseeing the former president's case.
The plot was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was inaugurated without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, many his backers stormed and vandalised official structures in the capital, Brasília.
The law enforcement stepped in and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been encouraged by him whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the end of his sentence.
The former president called the court case a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 presidential election.
