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Brazil Supreme Court rejects Bolsonaro request for house arrest
The Supreme Court ruled there is no evidence Bolsonaro's health worsened after surgery, denying his defense's plea to serve his 27-year sentence at home.
- 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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Bolsonaro leaves hospital and returns to prison after being denied house arrest
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been discharged from hospital in Brasília and taken back into custody, a week after undergoing double hernia surgery, as he continues to serve a prison sentence for leading an attempted coup.
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KVIAFormer Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was returned to his Federal Police cell on Thursday, where he is serving his 27-year prison sentence for staging a coup, after being discharged from the hospital following a medical procedure…
On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Brazil rejected his application for house arrest for health reasons while his lawyers claimed that his condition was worsening. ...
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