Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was sentenced of plotting a government overthrow in September and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he remained under house arrest pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the decision to arrest the septuagenarian politician was a preventative measure after fresh information emerged.
This involved seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a public vigil that could enable a possible escape.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Concerns
In a filing authorising the custody, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the facility tracking Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's "intention to break the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his flight.
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
The senator wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or see it all from your phone there on your sofa? I call on you to battle with us."
He said the gathering would be so supporters could offer prayers for his health and for the restoration of democratic rule in our country."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the chance of his "relocation to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the investigations revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The legal document emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from his dwelling.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have drawn the ire of fellow right-wing populist American leader President Trump, prompting him to enact a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
The former president is being held in a federal law enforcement building in the capital and will experience a detention review on Sunday.
Recent Legal Requests
It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under home confinement, with tracking devices.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be authorized to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he needed regular treatment for respiratory ailments and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was found guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he was defeated in the national vote to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he knew of a plan which involved plans to kill his opponent and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to imprison and murder Alexandre de Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The plot was prevented because it failed to get the support of the military leaders. His successor was took office without issue on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on January 8th, many Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed public facilities in the federal district, the capital city.
The police intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The judges found that the protesters had been incited by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to intervene, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the time, the legal team called the decades-long sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until the year 2060 - eight years after the end of his sentence.
The former president called the trial a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him participating in the next presidential race.
