The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under home confinement.
The ex-president was convicted of orchestrating a government overthrow in September and given more than a 27-year term in jail, but he remained under house arrest pending court reviews.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" emerged.
This encompassed seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a possible escape.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the custody, Justice Moraes said information from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a legislator, called for a meeting of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday night.
The senator wrote on online platforms on Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or observe everything from your phone there on your couch? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's determination was the potential of his transfer to embassies near the home, considering that the probes revealed a background of organizing to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The court filing highlights that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow conservative nationalist US President Donald Trump, causing him to implement a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brasilia and will experience a custody hearing on the next day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the High Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he needed ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of heading a conspiracy aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a scheme which involved plans to murder his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to detain and kill Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the armed forces officials. Lula was took office without incident on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, numerous his followers stormed and vandalised government buildings in the capital, the capital city.
The law enforcement took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, restore order and return him to office.
At the time, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The one-time head of state called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 presidential election.
