Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under domestic detention.
The one-time leader was sentenced of plotting a military coup in September and handed more than a 27-year term in jail, but he continued under house arrest pending legal challenges.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the action to imprison the elderly politician was a precautionary step after recent developments were revealed.
This encompassed trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a call for a public vigil that could "allow for a potential flight.
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a paperwork permitting the arrest, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the former leader's "intention to break the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a assembly of his backers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on last Friday: Will you battle for your nation, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your couch? I invite you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our land."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of the magistrate's determination was the potential of his transfer to embassies near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of organizing to seek refuge through a consular facility", a statement said.
The legal document underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from the former president's residence.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative American leader Trump, prompting him to implement a fifty percent tax on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will have a detention review on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the High Court to allow him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be authorized to depart his residence for healthcare, saying he required ongoing care for lung conditions and other health problems.
Background on Conviction
The former president was determined responsible of leading a conspiracy aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the national vote to his political opponent, President Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plot which encompassed plans to kill his opponent and his vice-presidential running mate, Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the High Court judge who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was prevented because it couldn't obtain the endorsement of the armed forces officials. His successor was inaugurated without issue on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed and vandalised official structures in the capital, Brasília.
The law enforcement took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were arrested.
The justices found that the rioters had been provoked by him whose plan, they said, was for the country's army to step in, bring back stability and reinstate his authority.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence extremely harsh.
He was also barred from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the completion of his term.
The one-time head of state called the court case a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him competing in the next presidential race.
