The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.
The former head of state was found guilty of planning a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than over two decades in prison, but he was staying under confinement pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a preventative measure after recent developments emerged.
This encompassed trying to remove his ankle monitor and a summons to a demonstration that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the custody, the judge said intelligence from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's aim to disable the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a gathering of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or observe everything from your phone there on your couch? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so followers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the chance of the former president's move to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 13km from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Trump, prompting him to impose a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being held in a national police facility in the capital and will experience a detention review on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that the former president be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he needed ongoing care for lung conditions and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
He was convicted of leading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which involved plans to murder his opponent and his running partner, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it didn't receive the backing of the military leaders. Lula was inaugurated without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, many his backers attacked and damaged government buildings in the capital, the capital city.
The security forces took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been incited by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.
At the period, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him competing in the next presidential race.
