Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities found he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under home confinement.
The former head of state was found guilty of orchestrating a armed takeover in last fall and handed more than over two decades in jail, but he was staying under confinement pending appeals.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice the presiding justice said the action to imprison the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after "new facts" emerged.
This encompassed attempting to break his ankle monitor and a invitation to a public vigil that could enable a potential flight.
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a filing authorising the custody, Justice Moraes said data from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the ex-president's aim to disable the surveillance device to ensure success in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the demonstration called by his offspring.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds office as a legislator, called for a assembly of his backers near his father's house to take place on Saturday evening.
His son wrote on social media on the previous day: "Are you going to fight for your country, or observe everything from your mobile device there on your sofa? I urge you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his physical condition and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our country."
Foreign Shelter Risks
Part of Justice Moraes's determination was the potential of Bolsonaro's "relocation to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the investigations revealed a record of planning to seek refuge through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The legal document underscores that the US embassy in the national capital, Brazil's capital, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.
Global Responses
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative United States President Trump, prompting him to impose a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
He is being held 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 the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also asked that he be allowed to exit his dwelling for healthcare, saying he required frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other ailments.
Context of Sentencing
He was determined responsible of heading a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he was defeated in the national vote to his political opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plan which encompassed plans to murder Lula and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was stopped because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. His successor was inaugurated without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised government buildings in the federal district, Brazil's capital.
The law enforcement took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.
The magistrates found that the protesters had been incited by him whose scheme, they said, was for the country's army to intervene, restore order and return him to office.
At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from running for public office until 2060 - eight years later after the completion of his term.
The former president called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the next presidential race.
