The former Brazilian president arrested after being deemed a flight risk
Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in September and given more than a 27-year term in prison, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after recent developments came to light.
This included trying to remove his ankle monitor and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the custody, the judge said data from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the protest called by his son.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on online platforms on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your country, or see it all from your phone there on your couch? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a history of planning to ask for protection through a consular facility", a statement said.
The court filing highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist American leader President Trump, leading him to implement a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a custody hearing on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with tracking devices.
They also petitioned that he be allowed to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he demanded ongoing care for lung conditions and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
The former president was found guilty of orchestrating a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which encompassed plans to kill Lula 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 the former president's case.
The scheme was thwarted because it failed to get the backing of the military leaders. Lula was took office without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged official structures in the national capital, the capital city.
The police intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been incited by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 presidential election.