The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.
The ex-president was sentenced of plotting a military coup in September and sentenced more than over two decades in prison, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" were revealed.
This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a document approving the custody, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his child.
His son, his son Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a gathering of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on last Friday: Will you battle for your country, or see it all from your phone there on your sofa? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of the former president's transfer to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a history of planning to request asylum through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The court filing emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist American leader Donald Trump, prompting him to impose a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a Federal Police station in the capital and will undergo a detention review on the next day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the High Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that he be permitted to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of orchestrating a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Lula.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which encompassed plans to murder Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.
The plot was thwarted because it didn't receive the backing of the armed forces officials. His successor was took office without problem on 1 January 2023.
But a following week, on 8 January, many Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, the capital city.
The police took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.
The judges found that the rioters had been incited by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to take action, bring back stability and return him to office.
At the time, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the completion of his term.
The former president called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.
