The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The ex-president was sentenced of plotting a government overthrow in last fall and sentenced more than over two decades in incarceration, but he was staying under house arrest pending court reviews.
High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after recent developments came to light.
This included seeking to disable his tracking device and a call for a public vigil that could "allow for a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the judge said data from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the former leader's "intention to break the tracking monitor to ensure success in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the protest called by his child.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who works as a legislator, called for a gathering of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on last Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I urge you to struggle with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the judge's ruling was the potential of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a background of planning to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The legal document underscores that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, leading him to implement a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will experience a detention review on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
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 digital surveillance.
They also asked that he be authorized to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he needed frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other health problems.
Background on Conviction
The former president was found guilty of heading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the presidential race to his political opponent, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a scheme which included plans to murder Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was prevented because it didn't receive the endorsement of the military leaders. The current president was inaugurated without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the national capital, Brasília.
The police stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.
The magistrates found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, bring back stability and return him to office.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from running for public office until twenty-sixty - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the 2026 presidential election.
