The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and given more than over two decades in incarceration, but he was staying under home detention pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the elderly politician was a precautionary step after recent developments emerged.
This involved attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a summons to a demonstration that could facilitate a possible escape.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a filing authorising the detention, the judge said data from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the protest called by his son.
His son, Flávio, who works as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
The senator wrote on online platforms on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or see it all from your smartphone there on your sofa? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could "pray for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's decision was the possibility of Bolsonaro's transfer to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of arranging to request asylum through a consular facility", a statement said.
The judicial paperwork underscores that the US embassy in the capital, the capital city, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative American leader Donald Trump, causing him to implement a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will experience a detention review on the next day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.
They also requested that he be permitted to depart his residence for medical care, saying he needed frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other health problems.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of heading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the national vote to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which included plans to murder Lula and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been overseeing the former president's case.
The conspiracy was stopped because it didn't receive the endorsement of the military leaders. The current president was inaugurated without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed official structures in the federal district, the capital city.
The law enforcement intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The justices found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 national vote.
