The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was sentenced of planning a government overthrow in September and given more than 27 years in jail, but he remained under home detention pending court reviews.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" came to light.
This included attempting to break his ankle monitor and a call for a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a possible escape.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a document approving the arrest, the magistrate said information from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a gathering of his backers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I urge you to struggle with us."
He said the vigil would be so supporters could "pray for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a record of organizing to seek refuge through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The court filing emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist US President President Trump, leading him to enact a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being held in a national police facility in Brasilia and will experience a detention review on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that the former president be authorized to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he needed ongoing care for lung conditions and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was convicted of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a scheme which encompassed plans to assassinate Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing the former president's case.
The plot was thwarted because it failed to get the backing of the military leaders. Lula was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on 8 January, many his followers attacked and damaged official structures in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The security forces took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the period, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also barred from running for public office until 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The one-time head of state called the court case a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the 2026 presidential election.
