The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.
The one-time leader was found guilty of planning a military coup in the ninth month and given more than 27 years in incarceration, but he continued under confinement pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after "new facts" emerged.
This involved trying to remove his tracking device and a invitation to a public vigil that could enable a possible escape.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the magistrate said information from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His offspring, Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a meeting of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
His son wrote on online platforms on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your country, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so backers could offer prayers for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our land."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the chance of the former president's transfer to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The court filing underscores that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
Bolsonaro's legal woes have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist US President President Trump, causing him to implement a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
The former president is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will have a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with tracking devices.
They also asked that he be permitted to leave his home for healthcare, saying he needed frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Context of Sentencing
Bolsonaro was convicted of heading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Lula.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which involved plans to kill the current president and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill the presiding judge - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The scheme was stopped because it didn't receive the endorsement of the military leaders. His successor was inaugurated without incident on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, many Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised public facilities in the capital, Brasília.
The security forces intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.
The justices found that the rioters had been incited by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to step in, bring back stability and bring him back to power.
At the period, the legal team called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also barred from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the completion of his term.
The former president called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 national vote.
