Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was found guilty of planning a military coup in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he continued under house arrest pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a preventative measure after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could enable a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, Justice Moraes said data from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Will you battle for your nation, or see it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so supporters could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's determination was the potential of Bolsonaro's move to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a record of arranging to request asylum through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The legal document emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
International Reactions
Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative United States President President Trump, causing him to implement a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will have a custody hearing on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be permitted to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of leading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a scheme which encompassed plans to murder Lula and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The scheme was thwarted because it failed to get the support of the armed forces officials. His successor was took office without incident on the first day of 2023.
But a following week, on the eighth of January, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged government buildings in the national capital, Brasília.
The security forces took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.
The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been incited by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, bring back stability and return him to office.
At the time, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also banned from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 presidential election.
