Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.
The former head of state was convicted of plotting a government overthrow in the ninth month and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under confinement pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" were revealed.
This involved attempting to break his ankle monitor and a call for a supporters' gathering that could enable a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a document approving the custody, the judge said data from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the protest called by his son.
His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a senator, called for a gathering of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the judge's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's move to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The legal document emphasizes that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is located around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist United States President Donald Trump, prompting him to impose a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with tracking devices.
They also asked that he be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he required ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was determined responsible of leading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Lula.
High Court judges said that he knew of a scheme which involved plans to assassinate the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been managing the former president's case.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the armed forces officials. His successor was sworn in without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on January 8th, numerous his followers attacked and damaged official structures in the capital, Brasília.
The law enforcement took action and around 1,500 people were detained.
The magistrates found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the period, the legal team called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The one-time head of state called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him running in the 2026 presidential election.
