The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.
The one-time leader was found guilty of plotting a government overthrow in the ninth month and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after recent developments came to light.
This encompassed trying to remove his ankle monitor and a call for a public vigil that could enable a possible escape.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or observe everything from your phone there on your couch? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the gathering would be so followers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the chance of his move to embassies near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a background of arranging to request asylum through a consular facility", a declaration said.
The legal document underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
International Reactions
Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative US President Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a detention review on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with tracking devices.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be allowed to leave his home for medical care, saying he needed regular treatment for lung conditions and other ailments.
Context of Sentencing
The former president was found guilty of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the 2022 election to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which encompassed plans to murder the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The plot was stopped because it failed to get the support of the military leaders. His successor was sworn in without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, many his backers attacked and damaged official structures in the federal district, the capital city.
The law enforcement intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.
The magistrates found that the protesters had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the time, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also banned from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the next presidential race.
