Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The former head of state was found guilty of planning a government overthrow in September and sentenced more than 27 years in jail, but he was staying under home detention pending legal challenges.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a preventative measure after fresh information were revealed.
This involved seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a public vigil that could enable a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the custody, the magistrate said data from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's "intention to break the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the protest called by his child.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
The senator wrote on social media on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or see it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the judge's determination was the chance of his move to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of planning to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The court filing highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative US President Trump, leading him to implement a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on the previous day that the his legal team asked the Top Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that he be authorized to leave his home for healthcare, saying he needed frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was convicted of leading a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the 2022 election to his political opponent, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a scheme which included plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it didn't receive the backing of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous his followers invaded and destroyed official structures in the national capital, the capital city.
The security forces stepped in and around 1,500 people were arrested.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been incited by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, bring back stability and return him to office.
At the moment, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.
The former president called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him running in the next presidential race.
