The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than over two decades in incarceration, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the elderly politician was a preventative measure after recent developments emerged.
This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a summons to a demonstration that could facilitate a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a document approving the arrest, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His child, his son Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a meeting of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on last Friday: Will you battle for your country, or observe everything from your phone there on your couch? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could "pray for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's decision was the possibility of his move to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a record of arranging to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The legal document emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Global Responses
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist American leader Donald Trump, leading him to impose a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
He is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a detention review on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that he be permitted to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he required regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of heading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the national vote to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plan which included plans to assassinate his opponent and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The scheme was prevented because it didn't receive the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. His successor was sworn in without incident on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on 8 January, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged official structures in the federal district, the capital city.
The security forces stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The justices found that the protesters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the period, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence.
The ex-leader called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him running in the next presidential race.
