The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a definite escape threat while under house arrest.
The ex-president was sentenced of planning a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than 27 years in jail, but he continued under confinement pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after fresh information emerged.
This included attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a filing authorising the detention, the judge said intelligence from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the surveillance device to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His offspring, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a legislator, called for a meeting of his followers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on social media on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or watch it all from your mobile device there on your settee? I urge you to struggle with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the chance of Bolsonaro's "relocation to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to seek refuge through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The legal document highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.
Global Responses
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow populist conservative US President Trump, prompting him to enact a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being held in a Federal Police station in the capital and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with digital surveillance.
They also asked that the former president be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical treatment, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was found guilty of heading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the 2022 election to his ideological adversary, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a scheme which included plans to kill Lula and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing the former president's case.
The scheme was prevented because it didn't receive the endorsement of the armed forces officials. Lula was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a following week, on January 8th, numerous his backers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the national capital, the capital city.
The law enforcement stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The magistrates found that the protesters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the Brazilian military to take action, bring back stability and return him to office.
At the moment, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence extremely harsh.
He was also barred from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The ex-leader called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him participating in the 2026 national vote.
