Brazil Court Grants House Arrest For Jailed Bolsonaro

Former Brazilian President (2019-2022) Jair Bolsonaro leaves the DF Star hospital accompanied by his son Jair Renan (R) in Brasilia on September 14, 2025, after undergoing a series of medical examinations, as he remains under house arrest. Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP   A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Tuesday granted ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s request to temporarily serve his sentence under house arrest after he is discharged from a hospital where he is being treated for bronchopneumonia. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569656851-0"); }); “I authorize temporary humanitarian house arrest… for an initial period of 90 days,” Justice Alexandre de Moraes said in a court document obtained by AFP, adding that this period may be renewed in case of medical necessity.The 71-year-old former far-right president was sentenced to 27 years in prison last September for an attempted coup in 2022. (FILES) Former Brazilian President (2019-2022) Jair Bolsonaro (L) leaves the DF Star hospital accompanied by his son Jair Renan (R) in Brasilia on September 14, 2025, after undergoing a series of medical examinations, as he remains under house arrest. (Photo by Sergio Lima / AFP)   “Thank you, God!” his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, posted on Instagram shortly after the justice’s ruling was released.Since mid-January, Bolsonaro had been serving his sentence at the Papuda penitentiary complex in Brasilia. On March 13, he was admitted to a private clinic in the capital after falling ill in his cell. READ ALSO: Lightning Strike Injures 89 At Rally For Brazil’s Former President Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569913499-0"); }); After more than a week in hospital, he was moved to a regular in-patient room on Monday. According to the medical team, Bolsonaro’s infection is the result of a bronchial aspiration episode linked to effects of a stab wound to the abdomen that he sustained while campaigning for president in 2018. While in prison he anointed his eldest son, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, as his pick to be a candidate for October’s presidential election. With less than seven months to go, some opinion polls show a dead heat between the younger Bolsonaro and the leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is seeking a fourth term. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672587799169-0"); }); AFP Join Our Whatsapp Channel To join: Simply click on the link below & turn on notifications to get the latest updates Subscribe to Our Newsletter In This Article: Brazil Brazilian Supreme Court justice ex-president Jair Bolsonaro More Stories Brazil Begins Implementation Of Minors’ Restriction On Social Media Brazil’s New Climate Plan Targets Deforestation More Rain Lashes Southeast Brazil As Death Toll Hits 54 /* * * CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT BEFORE PASTING INTO YOUR WEBPAGE * * / var disqus_shortname = 'channelstelevision'; // Required - Replace example with your forum shortname / * * DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS LINE * * */ (function() { var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript'; dsq.async = true; dsq.src = '//' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq); })(); Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.

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