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 orchestrating a government overthrow in the ninth month and handed more than a 27-year term in prison, but he was staying under house arrest pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed seeking to disable his tracking device and a call for a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a document approving the custody, the judge said information from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the former leader's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio, who holds office as a legislator, called for a assembly of his followers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
The senator wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your sofa? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the vigil would be so backers could "pray for his health and for the return of democracy in our nation."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the possibility of the former president's "relocation to embassies near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of planning to ask for protection through a embassy office", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the US embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative American leader President Trump, causing him to implement a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.
The former president is being held in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will have a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with tracking devices.
They also requested that he be allowed to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he demanded ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
He was found guilty of heading a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the presidential race to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to murder the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The plot was thwarted because it failed to get the support of the army and air force commanders. His successor was inaugurated without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed government buildings in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The security forces intervened 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, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the 2026 presidential election.
