US EditionBrazil's Bolsonaro transferred to roomier cell in new prison after judge's order
- Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was transferred to Brasilia's Papuda Penitentiary Complex, which holds politicians, after being convicted of plotting a coup.
- Bolsonaro's new cell is about 65 square meters , bigger than his previous 12-square-meter-room, and includes a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and living room.
- Bolsonaro, who has a history of surgeries, has been seeking permission to serve his 27-year sentence under "humanitarian house arrest", which Justice Alexandre de Moraes has denied, citing flight risk.
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Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is being moved to a prison with "more favorable" conditions, according to a court order. The facility Bolsonaro will now be held in is five times the size of his previous cell, and he will have access to a kitchen and outdoor area. He is being held in complete isolation from other prisoners, according to a Supreme Court judge.
The former Brazilian president was taken to the Papuda prison complex, also located in Brasilia.
The Supreme Court judge Alexander de Moraes made this announcement on Thursday, two weeks after the former extreme right-wing Brazilian president was denied the request to serve his 27-year sentence at home for attempted coup d'état.
Following a historic trial in the largest country in Latin America, Jair Bolsonaro was found guilty in September of conspiring to remain in power in an "authoritarian" manner after his defeat at the end of 2022 against his left rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. He...
Brazil's Bolsonaro sent to prison with bigger cell, more perks
BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro was on Thursday transferred to prison, where he will serve his sentence for orchestrating a failed coup in “more favourable” conditions, according to a court order.
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