The former Brazilian leader has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was convicted of orchestrating a military coup in last fall and given more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a public vigil that could facilitate a possible escape.
Court Filing Details Flight Fears
In a document approving the detention, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a senator, called for a assembly of his followers near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.
His son wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or see it all from your smartphone 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 reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the judge's decision was the potential of his move to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a background of planning to ask for protection through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The court filing highlights that the US embassy in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist United States President President Trump, prompting him to implement a half-rate duty on imports of Brazilian goods.
He is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will experience a custody hearing on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that the former president be allowed to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he required regular treatment for lung conditions and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was found guilty of orchestrating a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he knew of a plan which encompassed plans to assassinate his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been overseeing the former president's case.
The plot was stopped because it failed to get the backing of the armed forces officials. Lula was sworn in without incident on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, many his followers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the federal district, Brasília.
The police stepped in and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The justices found that the rioters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to step in, reestablish control and bring him back to power.
At the moment, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him running in the 2026 presidential election.
