The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was sentenced of planning a government overthrow in last fall and sentenced more than over two decades in incarceration, but he remained under confinement pending legal challenges.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after recent developments were revealed.
This involved attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could "allow for a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a document approving the arrest, Justice Moraes said information from the centre monitoring the former president's confinement suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the surveillance device to ensure success in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his son.
His son, his son Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a gathering of his supporters near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on Friday: Will you battle for your country, or see it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so followers could "pray for his health and for the return of democracy in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the chance of his "relocation to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a statement said.
The legal document emphasizes that the United States embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist United States President President Trump, causing him to impose a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.
He is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that the former president be permitted to leave his home for healthcare, saying he needed frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the presidential race to his ideological adversary, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he knew of a scheme which involved plans to murder Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was prevented because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the military leaders. His successor was sworn in without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a following week, on 8 January, thousands of his followers attacked and damaged official structures in the federal district, the capital city.
The police took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were taken into custody.
The judges found that the rioters had been incited by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the period, the legal team called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years later after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The one-time head of state called the court case a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him participating in the next presidential race.
