The former Brazilian president taken into custody after being deemed a escape threat
Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.
The former head of state was found guilty of plotting a military coup in last fall and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under home detention pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.
This included attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a filing authorising the detention, the magistrate said intelligence from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the former leader's aim to disable the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his flight.
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his son.
His offspring, Flรกvio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
Flรกvio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on last Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or see it all from your phone there on your settee? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could offer prayers for his health and for the return of democracy in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's decision was the potential of his transfer to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist American leader President Trump, causing him to implement a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a Federal Police station in the capital and will have a custody hearing on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also asked that he be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his political opponent, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plot which included plans to kill Lula and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been managing the former president's case.
The plot was stopped because it couldn't obtain the support of the military leaders. His successor was sworn in without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, numerous Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged government buildings in the national capital, Brasรญlia.
The law enforcement took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been incited by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the time, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from running for public office until 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 presidential election.