The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.
The ex-president was found guilty of orchestrating a government overthrow in last fall and handed more than over two decades in incarceration, but he remained under house arrest pending court reviews.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" were revealed.
This encompassed seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a call for a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a document approving the custody, the magistrate said information from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success 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 serves as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on online platforms on Friday: Will you battle for your country, or see it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the potential of the former president's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of organizing to ask for protection through a embassy office", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is positioned around 8 miles from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President Trump, prompting him to implement a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will have a detention review on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be allowed to depart his residence for medical care, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other health problems.
Context of Sentencing
The former president was convicted of orchestrating a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the national vote to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plot which involved plans to assassinate his opponent and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it didn't receive the support of the armed forces officials. His successor was sworn in without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on January 8th, many Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised public facilities in the federal district, Brasília.
The law enforcement took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.
The justices found that the protesters had been encouraged by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the period, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also barred from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the trial a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the next presidential race.
