Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was sentenced of orchestrating a government overthrow in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under house arrest pending appeals.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the elderly politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" were revealed.
This included seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a demonstration that could enable a chance to flee".
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the former leader's aim to disable the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his son.
His son, Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a meeting of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on last Friday: Will you battle for your country, or watch it all from your phone there on your couch? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so backers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's determination was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a history of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader Donald Trump, prompting him to enact a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will have a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also petitioned that the former president be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he needed regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was convicted of heading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a scheme which encompassed plans to assassinate his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it didn't receive the backing of the army and air force commanders. Lula was sworn in without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, many Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, Brasília.
The law enforcement intervened and around 1,500 people were taken into custody.
The magistrates found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the period, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The one-time head of state called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 presidential election.
