The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than 27 years in prison, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after recent developments came to light.
This involved seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a summons to a public vigil that could "allow for a possible escape.
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a filing authorising the arrest, the magistrate said data from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the tracking monitor to ensure success in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on digital networks on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the chance of his move to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a record of arranging to request asylum through a consular facility", a declaration said.
The legal document highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, the capital city, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative US President Donald Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will have a detention review on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on last 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 petitioned that he be authorized to depart his residence for medical care, saying he required regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was determined responsible of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a scheme which involved plans to murder Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.
The scheme was prevented because it didn't receive the backing of the armed forces officials. The current president was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on 8 January, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged public facilities in the federal district, Brazil's capital.
The security forces intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.
The judges found that the rioters had been incited by him whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the moment, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the 2026 national vote.
