The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was convicted of orchestrating a armed takeover in September and given more than over two decades in incarceration, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a safety action after fresh information came to light.
This included trying to remove his tracking device and a call for a demonstration that could facilitate a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the judge said intelligence from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his child.
His offspring, Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a assembly of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.
His son wrote on digital networks on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our land."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's decision was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a background of organizing to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The legal document highlights that the US embassy in the capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
International Reactions
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist United States President President Trump, prompting him to enact a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being kept in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a custody hearing on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that he be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he demanded regular treatment for lung conditions and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plan which encompassed plans to kill his opponent and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was prevented because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the armed forces officials. The current president was sworn in without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on January 8th, many his backers attacked and damaged official structures in the capital, Brasília.
The law enforcement took action and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been incited by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the moment, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from running for public office until 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.
The ex-leader called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him competing in the next presidential race.
