The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The ex-president was sentenced of plotting a military coup in last fall and sentenced more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under house arrest pending court reviews.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" were revealed.
This included trying to remove his ankle monitor and a invitation to a public vigil that could enable a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the detention, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's plan to remove the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his child.
His son, Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a gathering of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday night.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on digital networks on Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so followers could "pray for his health and for the return of democracy in our country."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the potential of his "relocation to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a background of planning to request asylum through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brasilia, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, prompting him to enact a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.
He is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will have a detention review on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also requested that the former president be allowed to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he demanded regular treatment for lung conditions and other ailments.
Background on Conviction
He was determined responsible of heading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the national vote to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he knew of a scheme which encompassed plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been presiding over the former president's case.
The conspiracy was prevented because it didn't receive the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. Lula was sworn in without incident on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged government buildings in the national capital, the capital city.
The police stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The justices found that the protesters had been encouraged by him whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, bring back stability and return him to office.
At the period, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.
The former president called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the next presidential race.
