Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was convicted of orchestrating a government overthrow in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in prison, but he remained under confinement pending legal challenges.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a preventative measure after recent developments were revealed.
This involved trying to remove his tracking device and a invitation to a public vigil that could enable a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said information from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's "intention to break the surveillance device to ensure success in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his son.
His offspring, Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a meeting of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on the previous day: Will you battle for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I call on you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the possibility of the former president's "relocation to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a background of organizing to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.
Global Responses
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, causing him to implement a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being held in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that he be permitted to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he demanded ongoing care for lung conditions and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
The former president was determined responsible of orchestrating a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which involved plans to murder Lula and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was stopped because it didn't receive the support of the military leaders. The current president was sworn in without incident on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed government buildings in the federal district, the capital city.
The law enforcement stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The justices found that the rioters had been provoked by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the time, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from running for public office until 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 presidential election.
