The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.
The former head of state was convicted of planning a government overthrow in September and given more than 27 years in incarceration, but he was staying under confinement pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after recent developments were revealed.
This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a call for a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a possible escape.
Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the magistrate said data from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the tracking monitor to ensure success in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a legislator, called for a gathering of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I urge you to struggle with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a background of planning to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The legal document highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is situated around 13km from his dwelling.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, leading him to impose a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being held in a national police facility in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the High Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he demanded ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the national vote to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which involved plans to assassinate Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the support of the armed forces officials. Lula was inaugurated without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, many his backers stormed and vandalised official structures in the capital, Brasília.
The police stepped in and around 1,500 people were arrested.
The magistrates found that the protesters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the moment, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also banned from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence.
The former president called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the 2026 presidential election.
