The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was found guilty of planning a military coup in the ninth month and sentenced more than 27 years in jail, but he continued under confinement pending court reviews.
High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" came to light.
This involved trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a possible escape.
Court Filing Details Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the custody, Justice Moraes said information from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the surveillance device to ensure success in his flight.
This, it said, would be made easier by the chaos caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His son, Flávio, who serves as a senator, called for a meeting of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on social media on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your couch? I call on you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our nation."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's determination was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of arranging to seek refuge through a consular facility", a declaration said.
The court filing emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist American leader Donald Trump, leading him to implement a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being held in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will have a custody hearing on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to allow him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also requested that Bolsonaro be allowed to leave his home for healthcare, saying he required frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Context of Sentencing
He was convicted of leading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the national vote to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which included plans to kill the current president and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the backing of the military leaders. The current president was inaugurated without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a seven days after, on 8 January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed government buildings in the federal district, the capital city.
The police stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.
The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to step in, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the period, his attorneys called the 27 years and three months sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - eight years after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him running in the next presidential race.
