The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.
The former head of state was sentenced of orchestrating a government overthrow in last fall and sentenced more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under confinement pending appeals.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after fresh information were revealed.
This involved seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a filing authorising the custody, Justice Moraes said information from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his flight.
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a legislator, called for a gathering of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your sofa? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's ruling was the potential of Bolsonaro's move to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of arranging to seek refuge through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is located around 13km from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist American leader President Trump, causing him to enact a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also petitioned that he be allowed to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he needed ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
He was determined responsible of orchestrating a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the 2022 election to his political opponent, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plot which included plans to assassinate the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The scheme was prevented because it didn't receive the endorsement of the military leaders. His successor was inaugurated without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, many his backers invaded and destroyed official structures in the national capital, Brasília.
The security forces took action and around 1,500 people were detained.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by him whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, the legal team called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from running for public office until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 national vote.
