The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was sentenced of plotting a government overthrow in last fall and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he remained under house arrest pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after "new facts" emerged.
This involved trying to remove his tracking device and a summons to a demonstration that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a filing authorising the arrest, the magistrate said data from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his son.
His child, his son Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a meeting of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your country, or watch it all from your phone there on your couch? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could offer prayers for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the potential of the former president's move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a history of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
International Reactions
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative US President President Trump, prompting him to enact a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
The former president is being kept in a national police facility in the capital and will undergo a detention review on Sunday.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that the former president be allowed to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he required frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
He was convicted of orchestrating a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he was aware of a plot which included plans to murder his opponent and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was stopped because it didn't receive the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. His successor was sworn in without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The security forces took action and around 1,500 people were detained.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to take action, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the period, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from running for public office until the year 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.
The former president called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.
