Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities concluded he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was found guilty of orchestrating a military coup in the ninth month and handed more than 27 years in incarceration, but he remained under confinement pending court reviews.
Top Judicial Official the presiding justice said the decision to arrest the 70-year-old politician was a preventative measure after "new facts" were revealed.
This included trying to remove his electronic bracelet and a invitation to a demonstration that could "allow for a chance to flee".
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a filing authorising the custody, Justice Moraes said intelligence from the centre monitoring his home detention suggested the one-time head of state's "intention to break the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his getaway".
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the protest called by his offspring.
His child, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a legislator, called for a meeting of his backers near Bolsonaro's home to take place on the weekend.
The senator wrote on digital networks on last Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your country, or watch it all from your phone there on your couch? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the vigil would be so followers could seek divine intervention for his well-being and for the return of democracy in our country."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the magistrate's ruling was the potential of his move to diplomatic missions near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a background of planning to request asylum through a embassy office", a declaration said.
The court filing underscores that the US embassy in the federal district, Brasilia, is located around 13km from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative US President President Trump, prompting him to enact a half-rate duty on Brazilian product imports.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a Federal Police station in the capital and will experience a detention review on Sunday.
Latest Court Petitions
It was only on last Friday that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to authorize him to fulfill his full incarceration period under home confinement, with tracking devices.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be permitted to exit his dwelling for medical care, saying he needed ongoing care for pulmonary infections and other health problems.
Background on Conviction
Bolsonaro was found guilty of leading a plot aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the presidential race to his political opponent, President Lula.
Supreme Court justices said that he was aware of a scheme which involved plans to assassinate the current president and his vice-presidential running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to arrest and execute Alexandre de Moraes - the High Court judge who has been presiding over Bolsonaro's trial.
The scheme was stopped because it failed to get the endorsement of the army and air force commanders. His successor was took office without incident on 1 January 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters attacked and damaged public facilities in the federal district, Brasília.
The law enforcement intervened and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The justices found that the protesters had been provoked by him whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the period, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence extremely harsh.
He was also prohibited from running for public office until the year 2060 - eight years after the conclusion of his imprisonment.
The former president called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was aimed at blocking him participating in the 2026 presidential election.
