The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was found guilty of plotting a military coup in September and sentenced more than 27 years in prison, but he remained under home detention pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a precautionary step after fresh information were revealed.
This included seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a document approving the detention, the judge said intelligence from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a meeting of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on digital networks on Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or observe everything from your phone there on your couch? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so followers could offer prayers for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's ruling was the chance of Bolsonaro's "relocation to embassies near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a record of planning to request asylum through a embassy office", a declaration said.
The court filing underscores that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative US President Donald Trump, prompting him to impose a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
The former president is being kept in a Federal Police station in the capital and will have a detention review on Sunday.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be authorized to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he required frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Context of Sentencing
The former president was determined responsible of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the national vote to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which included plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was stopped because it didn't receive the backing of the armed forces officials. The current president was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, numerous Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The security forces stepped in and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The justices found that the protesters had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The former president called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the next presidential race.
