The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was found guilty of orchestrating a government overthrow in last fall and handed more than over two decades in incarceration, but he continued under confinement pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information came to light.
This included seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a demonstration that could enable a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His child, his son Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a meeting of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on online platforms on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or observe everything from your phone there on your couch? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could "pray for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's determination was the chance of the former president's move to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a record of organizing to seek refuge through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The legal document highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is located around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader President Trump, leading him to impose a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
He is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will have a custody hearing on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also asked that the former president be permitted to leave his home for healthcare, saying he demanded regular treatment for lung conditions and other ailments.
Context of Sentencing
The former president was found guilty of heading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which encompassed plans to murder his opponent and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it didn't receive the backing of the military leaders. The current president was inaugurated without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on the eighth of January, thousands of his backers attacked and damaged government buildings in the capital, the capital city.
The security forces stepped in and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been incited by him whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also banned from running for public office until 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The one-time head of state called the trial a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.
