Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The former head of state was convicted of orchestrating a government overthrow in September and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after recent developments came to light.
This encompassed seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, Justice Moraes said information from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on social media on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or observe everything from your phone there on your settee? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to foreign missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The court filing emphasizes that the US embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Global Responses
Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist US President President Trump, leading him to implement a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a national police facility in the capital and will experience a custody hearing on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with tracking devices.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he required frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a scheme which encompassed plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the backing of the armed forces officials. Lula was sworn in without incident on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed public facilities in the national capital, the capital city.
The security forces intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.
The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by him whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 national vote.
