Bolsonaro has been arrested after authorities determined he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was sentenced of plotting a government overthrow in the ninth month and sentenced more than 27 years in prison, but he was staying under confinement pending court reviews.
High Court Judge Justice Moraes said the action to imprison the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after recent developments were revealed.
This included seeking to disable his tracking device and a invitation to a public vigil that could facilitate a chance to flee".
In a document approving the detention, the judge said intelligence from the unit overseeing his home detention suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the tracking monitor to secure accomplishment in his escape.
This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the gathering called by his son.
His child, Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his followers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: "Are you going to fight for your nation, or watch it all from your smartphone there on your settee? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could seek divine intervention for his health and for the return of democracy in our nation."
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the possibility of his transfer to diplomatic missions near the home, considering that the probes revealed a history of planning to request asylum through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The court filing emphasizes that the United States embassy in the national capital, the capital city, is located around 8 miles from Bolsonaro's home.
Bolsonaro's legal woes have provoked anger from fellow right-wing populist United States President Donald Trump, causing him to impose a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being detained in a national police facility in Brazil's capital city and will undergo a imprisonment assessment on Sunday.
It was only on last Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under domestic detention, with electronic monitoring.
They also petitioned that Bolsonaro be permitted to leave his home for medical care, saying he demanded ongoing care for lung conditions and other illnesses.
The former president was found guilty of leading a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he lost the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which involved plans to kill the current president and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the top judicial official who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.
The conspiracy was prevented because it couldn't obtain the backing of the military leaders. His successor was sworn in without incident on January 1st, 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, many Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed government buildings in the national capital, the capital city.
The law enforcement intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were taken into custody.
The judges found that the protesters had been encouraged by the former president whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to take action, reestablish control and bring him back to power.
At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence unreasonably severe".
He was also prohibited from campaigning for office until twenty-sixty - a decade minus two years after the end of his sentence.
The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a political persecution and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the 2026 presidential election.
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