The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was sentenced of orchestrating a armed takeover in the ninth month and given more than over two decades in jail, but he continued under home detention pending appeals.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" emerged.
This included trying to remove his tracking device and a call for a public vigil that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Flight Fears
In a filing authorising the detention, the magistrate said data from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the electronic ankle bracelet to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the protest called by his child.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who works as a senator, called for a meeting of his followers near the former president's residence 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 settee? I urge you to struggle with us."
He said the gathering would be so followers could "pray for his physical condition and for the return of democracy in our land."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of the judge's determination was the possibility of Bolsonaro's move to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a history of organizing to seek refuge through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The legal document emphasizes that the United States embassy in the national capital, Brasilia, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
International Reactions
His judicial problems have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist American leader Trump, causing him to implement a half-rate duty on goods coming from Brazil.
He is being held in a national police facility in the capital and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to permit him to fulfill his full incarceration period under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also petitioned that the former president be authorized to depart his residence for medical treatment, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for lung conditions and other illnesses.
Background on Conviction
The former president was found guilty of heading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he failed to win the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a scheme which encompassed plans to murder his opponent and his VP candidate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over his judicial proceedings.
The plot was thwarted because it didn't receive the support of the armed forces officials. His successor was inaugurated without incident on 1 January 2023.
But a following week, on 8 January, many his backers attacked and damaged public facilities in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The security forces stepped in and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.
The justices found that the protesters had been provoked by the former president whose scheme, 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 unreasonably severe".
He was also banned from seeking elected position until 2060 - eight years later after the end of his sentence.
The one-time head of state called the trial a political persecution and said it was intended to stop him running in the next presidential race.
