The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The ex-president was sentenced of orchestrating a government overthrow in September and given more than 27 years in prison, but he continued under house arrest pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a preventative measure after recent developments were revealed.
This involved trying to remove his ankle monitor and a invitation to a demonstration that could enable a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a document approving the custody, the judge said intelligence from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the former leader's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the protest called by his son.
His son, Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our nation."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's "relocation to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a record of organizing to seek refuge through a consular facility", a statement said.
The legal document highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist US President Trump, leading him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
He is being kept in a national police facility in the capital and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that the former president be authorized to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he required ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was convicted of orchestrating a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a scheme which included plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been overseeing the former president's case.
The scheme was thwarted because it failed to get the backing 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 attacked and damaged public facilities in the federal district, Brasília.
The security forces stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The magistrates found that the protesters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.
