The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.
The ex-president was found guilty of planning a armed takeover in last fall and sentenced more than over two decades in prison, but he remained under confinement pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after recent developments came to light.
This included trying to remove his ankle monitor and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a document approving the detention, the magistrate said intelligence from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's aim to disable the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated 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 backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on digital networks on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your settee? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so followers could offer prayers for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the potential of the former president's move to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a background of organizing to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is situated around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist US President Trump, leading him to impose a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being held in a national police facility in Brasilia and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that he be allowed to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he required frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was found guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the presidential race to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware 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 presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The plot was stopped because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the military leaders. Lula was sworn in without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a following week, on 8 January, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged government buildings in the federal district, Brazil's capital.
The law enforcement took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The judges found that the rioters had been incited by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The former president called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 presidential election.
