The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The ex-president was convicted of planning a government overthrow in September and given more than a 27-year term in prison, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" came to light.
This involved attempting to break his tracking device and a invitation to a public vigil that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a document approving the detention, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the protest called by his child.
His son, Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a gathering of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on Friday: Do you plan to struggle 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 health and for the return of democracy in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the possibility of his move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to ask for protection through a embassy office", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the US embassy in the capital, the capital city, is located around 8 miles from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Donald Trump, prompting him to implement a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
He is being held in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will undergo a detention review on the next day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with tracking devices.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be permitted to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he required frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was determined responsible of heading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the national vote to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plot which encompassed plans to murder the current president and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing Bolsonaro's trial.
The plot was prevented because it couldn't obtain the backing of the army and air force commanders. Lula was inaugurated without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, many his followers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the capital, the capital city.
The police intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The justices found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to step in, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the next presidential race.
