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Bolsonaro granted house arrest for coup sentence due to health concerns
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been granted permission to serve his 27-year sentence for attempting a coup at home due to declining health. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes made the ruling after Bolsonaro, who has faced multiple medical issues since being stabbed during the 2018 campaign, was hospitalized on March 13 with pneumonia. He also recently spent time in intensive care for kidney and related health problems, though doctors report his condition has improved.
Bolsonaro’s family had requested house arrest following his November conviction, and he was moved from the federal police headquarters to a larger cell in January. Brazil’s Attorney General Paulo Gonet cleared the path for the transition to home confinement on Monday. Bolsonaro, who governed from 2019 to 2022, remains a central political figure, with his son, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, announcing a presidential bid for October. Historically, the Supreme Court permits house arrest only when a detainee’s health significantly worsens or if strict confinement rules are violated.
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