The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was convicted of planning a armed takeover in September and handed more than 27 years in prison, but he remained under home detention pending appeals.
High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" were revealed.
This involved attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a possible escape.
Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears
In a document approving the detention, the magistrate said data from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His child, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on digital networks on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or see it all from your phone there on your couch? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could "pray for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's ruling was the chance of the former president's "relocation to embassies near the home, considering that the probes revealed a background of planning to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the US embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative US President Donald Trump, causing him to enact a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will have a detention review on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also asked that he be permitted to leave his home for healthcare, saying he required ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
He was determined responsible of heading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which encompassed plans to assassinate Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was stopped because it didn't receive the backing of the armed forces officials. Lula was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on 8 January, thousands of his backers attacked and damaged official structures in the national capital, Brasília.
The security forces stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.
The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, restore order and return him to office.
At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.
