Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The former head of state was sentenced of plotting a government overthrow in the ninth month and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under house arrest pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after recent developments were revealed.
This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could enable a potential flight.
Court Filing Details Escape Concerns
In a document approving the arrest, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the confusion caused by the protest called by his child.
His offspring, his son Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a assembly of his followers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or observe everything from your phone there on your sofa? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of Bolsonaro's "relocation to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a background of arranging to seek refuge through a embassy office", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the US embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist US President Donald Trump, causing him to implement a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being held in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that the former president be authorized to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he needed ongoing care for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of orchestrating a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plan which encompassed plans to assassinate the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been overseeing the former president's case.
The plot was prevented because it couldn't obtain the backing of the armed forces officials. Lula was inaugurated without incident on 1 January 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, numerous Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised public facilities in the capital, Brasília.
The police intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.
The justices found that the rioters had been provoked by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, reestablish control and bring him back to power.
At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from running for public office until 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 presidential election.
