The former Brazilian leader has been detained after authorities concluded he posed a serious risk of fleeing while under house arrest.
The one-time leader was convicted of plotting a military coup in September and given more than over two decades in jail, but he remained under confinement pending appeals.
High Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the move to detain the 70-year-old politician was a safety action after "new facts" were revealed.
This included attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a call for a demonstration that could "allow for a possible escape.
In a filing authorising the detention, Justice Moraes said information from the facility tracking his home detention suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the tracking monitor to guarantee victory in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the chaos caused by the demonstration called by his son.
His child, Flávio, who works as a senator, called for a gathering of his followers near his father's house to take place on the weekend.
His son wrote on digital networks on the previous day: Will you battle for your country, or observe everything from your smartphone there on your sofa? I invite you to struggle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the reestablishment of democratic governance in our nation."
Part of Justice Moraes's ruling was the chance of the former president's move to diplomatic missions near the residence, considering that the probes revealed a record of organizing to seek refuge through a consular facility", a announcement said.
The legal document emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the federal district, the capital city, is located around 13km from his dwelling.
Bolsonaro's legal woes have drawn the ire of fellow populist conservative US President Trump, causing him to enact a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a federal law enforcement building in Brasilia and will experience a custody hearing on Sunday.
It was only on the previous day that the ex-leader's attorneys asked the Top Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under domestic detention, with tracking devices.
They also asked that he be permitted to leave his home for medical treatment, saying he required ongoing care for respiratory ailments and other ailments.
Bolsonaro was determined responsible of orchestrating a scheme aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the national vote to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a plan which involved plans to kill Lula and his VP candidate, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The plot was prevented because it failed to get the backing of the armed forces officials. Lula was sworn in without problem on the first day of 2023.
But a week later, on 8 January, numerous Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed government buildings in the capital, Brazil's capital.
The police intervened and around approximately 1,500 persons were arrested.
The magistrates found that the rioters had been provoked by him whose strategy, they said, was for the country's army to step in, restore order and reinstate his authority.
At the period, his attorneys called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also barred from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years later 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 2026 presidential election.
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