The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.
The former head of state was convicted of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and handed more than a 27-year term in jail, but he was staying under home detention pending appeals.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the elderly politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" were revealed.
This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a public vigil that could facilitate a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a document approving the custody, the judge said data from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His son, his son Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a gathering of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Will you battle for your nation, or see it all from your phone there on your couch? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of his "relocation to embassies near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a background of arranging to ask for protection through a consular facility", a statement said.
The court filing highlights that the United States embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is located around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist US President President Trump, leading him to implement a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being held in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be allowed to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
The former president was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the presidential race to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plan which involved plans to murder his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it didn't receive the backing of the armed forces officials. The current president was took office without issue on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised public facilities in the capital, Brasília.
The security forces stepped in and around 1,500 people were arrested.
The judges found that the rioters had been provoked by him whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.
At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 national vote.
