Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.
The ex-president was sentenced of orchestrating a government overthrow in last fall and sentenced more than a 27-year term in prison, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" came to light.
This involved seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a possible escape.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the custody, the magistrate said intelligence from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his son.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a meeting of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
The senator wrote on digital networks on Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his health and for the return of democracy in our land."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of his "relocation to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of arranging to ask for protection through a embassy office", a statement said.
The court filing emphasizes that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is positioned around 13km from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President President Trump, prompting him to enact a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a national police facility in Brasilia and will undergo a detention review on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that the former president be authorized to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he needed ongoing care for lung conditions and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a scheme which included plans to assassinate the current president and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was stopped because it failed to get the backing of the military leaders. The current president was sworn in without problem on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, thousands of his followers invaded and destroyed official structures in the national capital, the capital city.
The police stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The justices found that the protesters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the moment, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also barred from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 national vote.
