The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was sentenced of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and given more than over two decades in incarceration, but he was staying under house arrest pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after "new facts" came to light.
This involved seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said data from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the tracking monitor to ensure success in his flight.
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a legislator, called for a gathering of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on social media on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so backers could "pray for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a record of organizing to request asylum through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brazil's capital, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President Trump, causing him to implement a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
He is being held in a national police facility in the capital and will have a detention review on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be permitted to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Lula.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which encompassed plans to murder the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been overseeing the former president's case.
The plot was prevented because it failed to get the endorsement of the military leaders. His successor was took office without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the federal district, Brazil's capital.
The police took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The magistrates found that the demonstrators had been incited by him whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the period, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from running for public office until the year 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.
The former president called the legal proceedings a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the next presidential race.
