Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was found guilty of plotting a armed takeover in last fall and sentenced more than a 27-year term in prison, but he remained under confinement pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a safety action after recent developments were revealed.
This included seeking to disable his electronic bracelet and a summons to a public vigil that could "allow for a possible escape.
Court Filing Details Flight Fears
In a paperwork permitting the detention, the magistrate said information from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the former leader's "intention to break the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the demonstration called by his son.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.
The senator wrote on online platforms on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your nation, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your settee? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could offer prayers for his health and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's decision was the chance of Bolsonaro's transfer to foreign missions near the dwelling, considering that the inquiries revealed a history of arranging to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.
The court filing highlights that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow conservative nationalist United States President Donald Trump, prompting him to enact a 50% tariff on goods coming from Brazil.
The former president is being detained in a national police facility in the capital and will undergo a detention review on Sunday.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to permit him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with tracking devices.
They also petitioned that the former president be allowed to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he needed ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of heading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the 2022 election to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a plan which involved plans to assassinate his opponent and his running partner, Alckmin, and to detain and kill Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The scheme was thwarted because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the armed forces officials. Lula was took office without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on January 8th, thousands of his backers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the federal district, the capital city.
The security forces stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The judges found that the rioters had been provoked by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, bring back stability and return him to office.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also barred from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The one-time head of state called the court case a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him competing in the 2026 national vote.
