The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The ex-president was sentenced of plotting a military coup in the ninth month and sentenced more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under house arrest pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" came to light.
This involved attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a public vigil that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a document approving the custody, the judge said intelligence from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his son.
His son, Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on the previous day: Will you battle for your homeland, or see it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so supporters could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the possibility of his move to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a background of organizing to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around 13km from his dwelling.
Global Responses
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist US President Trump, prompting him to impose a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being detained in a national police facility in Brasilia and will have a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with tracking devices.
They also petitioned that the former president be allowed to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the national vote to his political opponent, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plan which included plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The scheme was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was inaugurated without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a following week, on 8 January, numerous his backers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the federal district, Brazil's capital.
The law enforcement intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been incited by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.
At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the next presidential race.
