Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.
The former head of state was sentenced of orchestrating a military coup in the ninth month and given more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he remained under home detention pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after fresh information came to light.
This included attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the detention, the judge said data from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His son, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or see it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could "pray for his health and for the return of democracy in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's ruling was the potential of Bolsonaro's transfer to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a record of organizing to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also asked that the former president be allowed to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he needed regular treatment for lung conditions and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was convicted of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Lula.
High Court judges said that he was aware of a plan which encompassed plans to kill his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was stopped because it couldn't obtain the backing of the military leaders. The current president was inaugurated without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on January 8th, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the federal district, Brazil's capital.
The law enforcement stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The justices found that the rioters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the time, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 presidential election.
