US EditionBrazil’s Bolsonaro allowed to serve 27-year sentence at home due to ill health
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes approved Bolsonaro's 27-year sentence to be served under house arrest for 90 days due to serious health issues, including pneumonia and kidney problems.
- On Tuesday, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes granted Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro permission to serve his 27-year sentence at home for an initial 90 days due to failing health.
- Since November, Bolsonaro has been serving the 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
- Attorney General Paulo Gonet paved the way for the decision on Monday after Bolsonaro was hospitalized earlier this month in Brasilia with acute pneumonia and other health complications.
- Lawyers had long sought permission for him to serve his sentence under "humanitarian house arrest," though Moraes wrote the status will be reassessed after 90 days, including medical examination if needed.
- His son plans to run for the presidency in October, with polls showing a dead heat against incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro to be discharged from hospital to return to house arrest
SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will be discharged from hospital on Friday to return home and continue serving his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt, his doctor said.Dr. Brasil Caiado told journalists in the capital Brasilia on Wednesday that Bolsonaro's health status is stable and he can return to house imprisonment unless new circumstances emerge.The 71-year-old leader has been hospitalized since March 13 for pneum…
In Brazil, the sentence of former President Bolsonaro has been converted into house arrest.
Brasilia. Former President Jair Bolsonaro will serve his sentence under house arrest after being discharged from the hospital where he is treated for pneumonia, decided yesterday the magistrate of the Supreme Court of Brazil Alexandre de Moraes.
After several failed applications, Brazil's judiciary is in charge: the ill ex-President Bolsonaro is allowed to serve his sentence in house arrest for the time being. A temporary decision due to his health condition.
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