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Brazil's Bolsonaro transferred to roomier cell in new prison after judge's order

Bolsonaro was moved to a 65-square-meter cell with family visits and physiotherapy facilities after being sentenced to 27 years for plotting a coup, Justice Moraes said.

  • 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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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced to 27 years of detention for attempted coup d'état, was transferred on Thursday to a prison on "more favourable" terms than those of his previous place of imprisonment, by court order. ...

·Brussels, Belgium
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Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced to 27 years in detention, was transferred to a prison on Thursday in "more favourable conditions".

·Montreal, Canada
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Brazil's ex-President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison. Now he has been transferred to a new cell, which actually offers room for significantly more prisoners. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, convicted of attempted coup, has been transferred to a larger prison cell with more favourable detention conditions.The ultra-right-wing ex-president has been taken from the Brazilian police headquarters in Brasília to the Papud…

·Germany
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced to 27 years of detention for attempted coup d'état, was transferred on Thursday to a prison on "more favourable" terms than those of his previous place of imprisonment, on the basis of a court decision.

·Paris, France
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Because he destroyed his shackle, Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro has to serve his sentence in a cell. However, the Supreme Court now grants the coupist an "exclusive" detention environment. The family still complains of "cruelty".

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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.

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La República broke the news in Lima, Peru on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
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