The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.
The one-time leader was sentenced of orchestrating a government overthrow in the ninth month and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he was staying under house arrest pending appeals.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after fresh information were revealed.
This involved trying to remove his tracking device and a call for a public vigil that could enable a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, Justice Moraes said information from the centre monitoring 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 "facilitated by the disorder caused by the protest called by his son.
His offspring, Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a gathering of his backers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Will you battle for your country, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's determination was the chance of the former president's "relocation to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a record of arranging to request asylum through a embassy office", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist US President Donald Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
He is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also requested that he be allowed to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other health problems.
Context of Sentencing
Bolsonaro was convicted of orchestrating a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plot which encompassed plans to murder the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.
The scheme was stopped because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the military leaders. Lula was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, many his followers attacked and damaged government buildings in the capital, the capital city.
The security forces took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.
The justices found that the protesters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the period, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also barred from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.
The former president called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the 2026 presidential election.
