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Brazil Supreme Court rejects Bolsonaro request for house arrest

On Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, Brazil's Supreme Court rejected former President Jair Bolsonaro's petition to serve his sentence under humanitarian house arrest, the ruling showed.
Bolsonaro's lawyers filed the petition on Wednesday, citing a "real risk of a sudden worsening" after he was hospitalised for eight days for hernia surgery and hiccup treatments.
Judge Alexandre de Moraes wrote that Bolsonaro's health shows clinical improvement, he destroyed an electronic ankle bracelet in an apparent escape attempt, and already has round-the-clock medical care in custody.
Discharged from hospital, Bolsonaro will be escorted back to the Federal Police Superintendence headquarters, Brasilia, where he will occupy his 12-square-meter cell; his doctors expected discharge on Thursday.
Convicted in September, Bolsonaro was found guilty on five counts including attempted coup, while Senator Flávio Bolsonaro was named the party's presidential candidate last month.

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