Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was found guilty of orchestrating a government overthrow in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in prison, but he was staying under house arrest pending appeals.
High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after recent developments emerged.
This included attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a demonstration that could enable a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the custody, the judge said intelligence from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's "intention to break the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his flight.
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a legislator, called for a meeting of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on social media on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your country, or see it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the judge's decision was the chance of the former president's transfer to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a history of arranging to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
International Reactions
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist US President President Trump, leading him to enact a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being detained in a national police facility in the capital and will experience a custody hearing on Sunday.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with tracking devices.
They also requested that he be allowed to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he demanded ongoing care for lung conditions and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was determined responsible of leading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the national vote to his ideological adversary, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he had knowledge of a plan which encompassed plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The plot was thwarted because it failed to get the support of the army and air force commanders. His successor was inaugurated without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a following week, on 8 January, thousands of his followers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the national capital, Brazil's capital.
The security forces took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.
The judges found that the rioters had been encouraged by him whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to take action, reestablish control and bring him back to power.
At the moment, his attorneys called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was designed to prevent him running in the 2026 national vote.
