Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was convicted of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed trying to remove his tracking device and a invitation to a demonstration that could facilitate a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the custody, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's "intention to break the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.
His son wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your sofa? I urge you to struggle with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could "pray for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our country."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the possibility of the former president's "relocation to foreign missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The court filing highlights that the United States embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is located around 13km from his dwelling.
Global Responses
Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist American leader President Trump, leading him to implement a 50% tariff on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will experience a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.
They also asked that the former president be allowed to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he demanded ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was found guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his political opponent, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to assassinate Lula and his running partner, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it didn't receive the backing of the army and air force commanders. Lula was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged official structures in the capital, the capital city.
The police stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The judges found that the rioters had been incited by him whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, reestablish control and return him to office.
At the period, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the court case a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 national vote.
