Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was found guilty of orchestrating a armed takeover in September and given more than 27 years in prison, but he remained under home detention pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after recent developments were revealed.
This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a call for a demonstration that could facilitate a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, the judge said information from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the former leader's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his son.
His child, Flávio, who serves as a legislator, called for a assembly of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
The senator wrote on social media on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your couch? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could "pray for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's ruling was the potential of the former president's transfer to foreign missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to ask for protection through a embassy office", a declaration said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the United States embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is situated around 13km from the former president's residence.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist American leader Donald Trump, prompting him to implement a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to authorize him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with electronic monitoring.
They also requested that he be allowed to depart his residence for medical care, saying he required frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Supreme Court justices said that he had knowledge of a plot which encompassed plans to kill the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the High Court judge who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the military leaders. The current president was inaugurated without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, numerous his followers attacked and damaged public facilities in the capital, the capital city.
The security forces stepped in and around 1,500 people were arrested.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose strategy, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also barred from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The ex-leader called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 national vote.
