The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.
The ex-president was convicted of plotting a military coup in the ninth month and handed more than a 27-year term in jail, but he continued under home detention pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" came to light.
This included seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a summons to a demonstration that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears
In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His offspring, Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a meeting of his backers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Will you battle for your country, or see it all from your phone there on your sofa? I urge you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's decision was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a history of planning to ask for protection through a embassy office", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork highlights that the US embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
Global Responses
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative American leader President Trump, prompting him to impose a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.
He is being detained in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the High Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with tracking devices.
They also asked that the former president be permitted to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he needed ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
The former president was convicted of orchestrating a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the 2022 election to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a scheme which involved plans to assassinate the current president and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The conspiracy was prevented because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the military leaders. The current president was inaugurated without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, numerous his backers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the national capital, Brazil's capital.
The law enforcement took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The magistrates found that the protesters had been incited by him whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.
At the time, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also barred from running for public office until 2060 - a decade minus two years 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 competing in the next presidential race.
