The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was sentenced of plotting a armed takeover in the ninth month and sentenced more than a 27-year term in jail, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.
High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after recent developments came to light.
This included attempting to break his ankle monitor and a summons to a public vigil that could enable a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the judge said data from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his child.
His child, his son Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a gathering of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on online platforms on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of arranging to seek refuge through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the US embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist US President Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.
The former president is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will have a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he demanded ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was convicted of heading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the national vote to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he knew of a plot which encompassed plans to murder Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the High Court judge 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 inaugurated without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a seven days after, on 8 January, many his backers invaded and destroyed official structures in the capital, the capital city.
The law enforcement intervened and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to step in, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.
At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months 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 political persecution and said it was intended to stop him competing in the next presidential race.
