The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The former head of state was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in prison, but he continued under confinement pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" came to light.
This included trying to remove his tracking device and a call for a demonstration that could facilitate a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a filing authorising the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a legislator, called for a meeting of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
The senator wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Will you battle for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I urge you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the chance of the former president's transfer to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of planning to request asylum through a embassy office", a declaration said.
The legal document underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, the capital city, is situated around 13km from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative US President President Trump, prompting him to impose a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a national police facility in Brasilia and will have a custody hearing on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be allowed to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plot which included plans to kill Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was stopped because it couldn't obtain the backing of the army and air force commanders. The current president was took office without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, many his followers invaded and destroyed official structures in the capital, the capital city.
The law enforcement stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to take action, reestablish control and bring him back to power.
At the period, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him competing in the next presidential race.
