The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The former head of state was convicted of planning a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than 27 years in jail, but he was staying under confinement pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a precautionary step after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed trying to remove his tracking device and a invitation to a public vigil that could enable a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears
In a document approving the custody, the judge said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's "intention to break the tracking monitor 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 offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a legislator, called for a meeting of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on Friday: Will you battle for your country, or see it all from your phone there on your couch? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the return of democracy in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the chance of the former president's transfer to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to ask for protection through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The court filing underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is located around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader President Trump, leading him to impose a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will experience a custody hearing on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Top Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.
They also asked that he be allowed to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he required frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was convicted of orchestrating a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the 2022 election to his political opponent, Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a scheme which included plans to kill his opponent and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was prevented because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the military leaders. Lula was inaugurated without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a following week, on the eighth of January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged public facilities in the national capital, the capital city.
The law enforcement stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been encouraged by the former president whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the moment, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also barred from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.
