The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.
The former head of state was convicted of plotting a military coup in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in prison, but he remained under home detention pending court reviews.
High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after "new facts" were revealed.
This included seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a filing authorising the custody, Justice Moraes said information from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a legislator, called for a assembly of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on online platforms on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your homeland, or see it all from your phone there on your settee? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our country."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the chance of his transfer to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of arranging to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President Trump, leading him to implement a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Top Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also requested that the former president be authorized to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
He was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the national vote to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plan which encompassed plans to murder his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing the former president's case.
The scheme was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the armed forces officials. The current president was took office without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, thousands of his followers invaded and destroyed official structures in the federal district, Brazil's capital.
The police intervened and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the period, the legal team called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.
The former president called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.
