The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was convicted of planning a armed takeover in September and handed more than 27 years in prison, but he was staying under confinement pending legal challenges.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after recent developments were revealed.
This involved trying to remove his tracking device and a call for a supporters' gathering that could enable a possible escape.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a document approving the detention, the magistrate said information from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His offspring, Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could "pray for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of his "relocation to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of planning to seek refuge through a consular facility", a statement said.
The court filing underscores that the United States embassy in the capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist US President President Trump, leading him to implement a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being held in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a detention review on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he required frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of orchestrating a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plan which involved plans to assassinate the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The plot was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the armed forces officials. The current president was sworn in without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, thousands of his backers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The law enforcement intervened and around 1,500 people were detained.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been incited by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.
At the period, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also barred from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 national vote.
