Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The former head of state was convicted of orchestrating a military coup in last fall and sentenced more than 27 years in prison, but he continued under house arrest pending legal challenges.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after recent developments emerged.
This included trying to remove his tracking device and a invitation to a demonstration that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the judge said intelligence from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the tracking monitor to ensure success in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of the former president's transfer to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of planning to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the US embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist US President Donald Trump, leading him to implement a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a detention review on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also asked that the former president be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Context of Sentencing
He was determined responsible of orchestrating a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the national vote to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a scheme which included plans to assassinate Lula and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was stopped because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, many his backers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the national capital, the capital city.
The security forces took action and around 1,500 people were detained.
The justices found that the rioters had been encouraged by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to step in, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the time, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from running for public office until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the court case a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the next presidential race.
