The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.
The ex-president was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than over two decades in incarceration, but he was staying under confinement pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" came to light.
This involved seeking to disable his tracking device and a summons to a public vigil that could "allow for a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the custody, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's "intention to break the tracking monitor to ensure success in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his son.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on social media on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's ruling was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of planning to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The legal document underscores that the US embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is located around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist American leader President Trump, causing him to impose a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will have a detention review on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
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 electronic monitoring.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he required ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other health problems.
Context of Sentencing
Bolsonaro was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Lula.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which encompassed plans to kill Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was prevented because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. His successor was sworn in without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged public facilities in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The law enforcement stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.
The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been provoked by him whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the time, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also banned from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him running in the next presidential race.
