Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.
The former head of state was found guilty of orchestrating a government overthrow in last fall and given more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he continued under house arrest pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a safety action after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a call for a public vigil that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a filing authorising the arrest, the judge said data from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his flight.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the protest called by his son.
His offspring, Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or watch it all from your phone there on your settee? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so followers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's determination was the chance of the former president's move to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of arranging to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The legal document underscores that the US embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist US President Trump, prompting him to implement a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
He is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Top Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.
They also asked that the former president be allowed to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he demanded regular treatment for lung conditions and other health problems.
Context of Sentencing
Bolsonaro was convicted of orchestrating a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the presidential race to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which encompassed plans to murder Lula and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was prevented because it failed to get the backing of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on January 8th, many his backers attacked and damaged official structures in the federal district, the capital city.
The law enforcement stepped in and around 1,500 people were detained.
The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been provoked by him whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the period, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him running in the 2026 presidential election.
