The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The former head of state was convicted of orchestrating a military coup in last fall and given more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he continued under confinement pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.
This involved attempting to break his tracking device and a invitation to a public vigil that could "allow for a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a document approving the arrest, Justice Moraes said information from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
The senator wrote on digital networks on Friday: Do you plan to struggle 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 followers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our country."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's decision was the possibility of the former president's "relocation to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of organizing to request asylum through a embassy office", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brasilia, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist American leader President Trump, prompting him to implement a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be authorized to leave his home for medical care, saying he needed regular treatment for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
The former president was determined responsible of orchestrating a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the national vote to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a scheme which encompassed plans to murder the current president and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was stopped because it failed to get the support of the military leaders. Lula was inaugurated without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous his followers attacked and damaged public facilities in the capital, the capital city.
The law enforcement stepped in and around 1,500 people were arrested.
The justices found that the protesters had been encouraged by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the period, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the trial a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the 2026 presidential election.
