Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The former head of state was sentenced of plotting a government overthrow in last fall and given more than a 27-year term in jail, but he remained under house arrest pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" came to light.
This involved attempting to break his tracking device and a call for a public vigil that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a filing authorising the custody, the magistrate said intelligence from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the tracking monitor to ensure success in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his son.
His son, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
The senator wrote on digital networks on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your country, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the potential of his move to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The legal document underscores that the United States embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist United States President Trump, leading him to enact a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
The former president is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a detention review on the following day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be allowed to leave his home for medical care, saying he needed ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was convicted of leading a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a scheme which included plans to murder his opponent and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was sworn in without problem on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, many his backers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the federal district, Brasília.
The police stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.
The justices found that the protesters had been provoked by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to step in, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the time, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also barred from running for public office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him running in the next presidential race.
