The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The former head of state was sentenced of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and sentenced more than 27 years in prison, but he continued under home detention pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" came to light.
This encompassed seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a public vigil that could "allow for a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a document approving the detention, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the tracking monitor to ensure success in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the protest called by his son.
His offspring, Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a gathering of his backers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on last Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could "pray for his health and for the return of democracy in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the potential of his transfer to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a history of planning to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The legal document emphasizes that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is situated around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President President Trump, causing him to impose a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will have a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that he be allowed to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he demanded regular treatment for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was found guilty of leading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the national vote to his political opponent, Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plan which included plans to assassinate Lula and his running partner, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing the former president's case.
The scheme was thwarted because it didn't receive the support of the army and air force commanders. Lula was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a following week, on the eighth of January, many Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised public facilities in the national capital, Brasília.
The police intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, reestablish control and bring him back to power.
At the moment, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also banned from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 national vote.
