The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.
The former head of state was convicted of orchestrating a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he continued under confinement pending legal challenges.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after recent developments emerged.
This involved seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a call for a public vigil that could facilitate a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a filing authorising the detention, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his child.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a assembly of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on digital networks on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or watch it all from your phone there on your sofa? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could "pray for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our nation."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of his transfer to embassies near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a record of organizing to request asylum through a embassy office", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the US embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
Global Responses
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative United States President President Trump, leading him to implement a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that he be allowed to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
He was found guilty of heading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which involved plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the support of the military leaders. His successor was sworn in without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on the eighth of January, thousands of his backers invaded and destroyed official structures in the national capital, the capital city.
The law enforcement stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by him whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also barred from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.
The one-time head of state called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 national vote.
