The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was convicted of orchestrating a government overthrow in September and handed more than a 27-year term in incarceration, but he continued under home detention pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after "new facts" emerged.
This encompassed trying to remove his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a document approving the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the surveillance device to ensure success in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his child.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his backers near the former president's residence to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on social media on the previous day: Will you battle for your homeland, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's decision was the chance of his move to foreign missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a background of planning to ask for protection through a consular facility", a statement said.
The court filing emphasizes that the US embassy in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow right-wing populist US President Donald Trump, causing him to implement a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a federal law enforcement building in Brazil's capital city and will have a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he needed frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Context of Sentencing
The former president was found guilty of leading a scheme aimed at retaining his authority after he lost the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plot which encompassed plans to murder his opponent and his VP candidate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it failed to get the support of the army and air force commanders. His successor was sworn in without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on 8 January, many his backers stormed and vandalised public facilities in the federal district, Brazil's capital.
The law enforcement took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been encouraged by him whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, reestablish control and reinstate his authority.
At the time, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also barred from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The ex-leader called the court case a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him participating in the next presidential race.
