Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro allowed to serve 27-year sentence at home due to failing health
The former president was in prison for a coup attempt after losing the country’s last election Brazil ’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been granted permission to serve his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at home instead of in prison because of his failing health. The decision by supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes followed Bolsonaro’s hospitalization since 13 March for pneumonia, one of several health problems the former leader has faced since he was stabbed by a man in 2018 befo
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Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been granted permission to serve his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at home instead of in prison because of his failing health.
The decision by supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes followed Bolsonaro’s hospitalization since 13 March for pneumonia, one of several health problems the former leader has faced since he was stabbed by a man in 2018 before he was elected president.
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- Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro allowed to serve 27-year sentence at home due to failing healthGuardian - World · Guardian staff and agencies in São Paulo · Mar 24, 2026, 7:03 PM
- Jailed Bolsonaro granted ‘humanitarian house arrest’ amid failing healthGuardian - World · Guardian staff and agencies in São Paulo · Mar 24, 2026, 7:03 PM
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