Brazil's Bolsonaro to remain under house arrest
- Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, 71, will continue serving his 27-year prison sentence under humanitarian house arrest due to health concerns, according to Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
- Bolsonaro was initially granted 90 days of house arrest in March after hospitalization for pneumonia and has shown health improvements since then.
- A firearm registered to Bolsonaro was found with his security team, leading to a ban on weapons at his home but no further punishment.
- Bolsonaro was sentenced for conspiring to remain in power after losing the 2022 election to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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The Brazilian Supreme Court on Friday authorized former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced for attempted coup d'état, to stay at home to serve his prison sentence. This regime, granted for three months, has been extended indefinitely in view of his state of health. ...
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro may continue serving his sentence under house arrest. The Supreme Court has ruled this.
On Friday, the Brazilian Supreme Court authorized former President Jair Bolsonaro to continue serving his sentence in the form of house arrest. The resolution extends indefinitely the 90-day benefit originally granted in March, when the ex-prisoner had to leave the prison after being hospitalized on an emergency basis because of a severe pneumonia. Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes gave the green light to the request made by the defense of…
A minister of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ruled that former President Jair Bolsonaro may remain under house arrest.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro may continue serving his sentence under house arrest. The Supreme Court has ruled this.
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