Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was found guilty of plotting a military coup in September and sentenced more than 27 years in prison, but he remained under home detention pending court reviews.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after fresh information came to light.
This encompassed attempting to break his tracking device and a summons to a demonstration that could facilitate a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a document approving the detention, the judge said information from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the confusion caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a senator, called for a gathering of his supporters near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on social media on Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or see it all from your mobile device there on your sofa? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the gathering would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's determination was the potential of Bolsonaro's move to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of arranging to request asylum through a diplomatic representation", a announcement said.
The legal document underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, the capital city, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative United States President Donald Trump, leading him to implement a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being kept in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a imprisonment assessment on the following day.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the High Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he needed regular treatment for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was determined responsible of heading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he was defeated in the national vote to his left-wing rival, Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a scheme which involved plans to murder Lula and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was prevented because it couldn't obtain the support of the armed forces officials. Lula was sworn in without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on January 8th, many his backers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the federal district, Brasília.
The police took action and around 1,500 people were detained.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to take action, bring back stability and return him to office.
At the time, his attorneys 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 completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the court case a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him participating in the next presidential race.
