The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was convicted of plotting a armed takeover in September and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a preventative measure after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed attempting to break his tracking device and a call for a demonstration that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a filing authorising the arrest, the judge said data from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his flight.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his son.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on last Friday: Will you battle for your country, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could "pray for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's determination was the chance of the former president's move to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of arranging to seek refuge through a embassy office", a statement said.
The legal document highlights that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader Trump, prompting him to implement a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.
The former president is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also requested that the former president be allowed to leave his home for healthcare, saying he required ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was determined responsible of heading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the national vote to his left-wing rival, Lula.
High Court judges said that he knew of a scheme which encompassed plans to kill the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing the former president's case.
The scheme was stopped because it didn't receive the backing of the army and air force commanders. Lula was took office without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged government buildings in the federal district, Brasília.
The security forces stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The judges found that the rioters had been provoked by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, restore order and return him to office.
At the time, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the court case a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.
