The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.
The ex-president was sentenced of plotting a armed takeover in September and sentenced more than 27 years in prison, but he was staying under house arrest pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after "new facts" came to light.
This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a public vigil that could "allow for a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, Justice Moraes said information from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's aim to disable the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his son.
His child, his son Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a gathering of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on online platforms on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or see it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so followers could "pray for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of Bolsonaro's "relocation to foreign missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a record of arranging to ask for protection through a consular facility", a declaration said.
The legal document emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, the capital city, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader Donald Trump, causing him to implement a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.
The former president is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the High Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.
They also asked that he be authorized to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he demanded regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the presidential race to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a plot which involved plans to kill his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing the former president's case.
The conspiracy was stopped because it failed to get the support of the armed forces officials. The current president was sworn in without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous his backers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the national capital, the capital city.
The law enforcement stepped in 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 country's army to intervene, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.
The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the 2026 national vote.
