The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was sentenced of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and given more than a 27-year term in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a preventative measure after recent developments were revealed.
This included attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the custody, the judge said data from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His son, Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Will you battle for your country, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so supporters could offer prayers for his health and for the return of democracy in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's move to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a record of planning to seek refuge through a consular facility", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from his dwelling.
Global Responses
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will have a custody hearing on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that he be authorized to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he required frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was found guilty of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his political opponent, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plan which included plans to assassinate the current president and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was stopped because it didn't receive the endorsement of the military leaders. The current president was sworn in without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, many his backers stormed and vandalised official structures in the national capital, Brasília.
The police stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, reestablish control and bring him back to power.
At the period, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also barred from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence.
The one-time head of state called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the next presidential race.
