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He fought the legal system and the law won.

Two months subsequent to receiving a 27-year sentence for seeking to “destroy” Brazil’s democracy, one-time leader Jair Bolsonaro now appears headed to prison.

Expected Incarceration

The found-guilty coup-monger – who's been under home confinement in his residence while a number of court processes and petitions unfold – is broadly anticipated to be imprisoned in the near future, amid mounting talk that he will be moved to a infamous maximum security facility.

Past Remarks on Inmates

Throughout Bolsonaro’s long political career, the far-right ex- soldier displayed minimal compassion for the country's prison population.

“Why should we give these scoundrels a easy time?” he once mused. “They should just get fucked, full-fucking-stop. That's my view.”

In another instance, Bolsonaro declared: “Unless you desire to finish in prison, you simply need is not rape, abduction or theft.”

Incarceration Facility Speculation

However the possibility of Bolsonaro himself winding up in the Papuda prison maximum security prison in Brasília has horrified backers, several of whom this week inspected the prison in an apparent bid to discourage the judiciary from sending him there.

Senator Lucas, a lawmaker from Bolsonaro’s allied group who was among that group, stated he predicted the septuagenarian figure to be incarcerated in the next 10 days and feared his location could be Papuda.

The senator argued Bolsonaro’s severe digestive problems – the outcome of a near-fatal knife attack during the 2018 presidential political campaign – implied it would be risky to keep the one-time head of state there. “His [health] situation is extremely serious. He won’t be able to cope if they take him to Papuda … It could be terrible,” he added, who also worried about packed cells and the quality of prison meals.

During his tour Papuda, Lucas noted observing cells holding 40 inmates: “It's practically one square meter per inmate.

“We talked to the prisoners and they protest, naturally, of the awful meals,” added the senator.

Supporters React

The senator isn't the only voice expressing views prior to the ex-leader's predicted incarceration.

Authoring in a prominent publication, a different supporter, the former government official Fábio Wajngarten, deplored the “severe” conclusion to Bolsonaro’s “spotless” political career and alleged Brazil was about to see “the biggest unfairness in its record”.

“This is an injustice that eats away the souls of countless people in Brazil,” the former minister said.

Varied Public Opinion

This could be correct considering the significant backing Bolsonaro holds on the conservative side. However his expected jailing has also pleased the hearts of many others who think he ought to be incarcerated for plotting to stop the elected leader from taking power – and additionally scheming to have him killed.

Reimont Otoni, a congressman for the sitting administration's Workers’ party, stated: “Not a soul wishes Bolsonaro to be sent in a hole. Nobody wants Bolsonaro to be placed in isolation. Nobody wants Bolsonaro not to be fed or for him to have to rest on hard ground. We desire him to get proper care – but respectful handling behind bars. He must not continue being his own prison warden for his whole life.”

The congressman noted how Bolsonaro supporters, who have long praising the tough handling of convicts, had suddenly realized to their rights. “Only now has the conservative fringe – which has repeatedly claimed that basic rights are not for criminals – opted to tour a prison to learn what conditions are truly like,” he remarked.

“The former president is a offender,” the congressman maintained, but that did not mean he merited “shameful, degrading conduct”.

Potential Prison Conditions

Regardless of talk that Bolsonaro could be moved to Papuda, which currently holds about thousands of inmates, his expected destination looks to be a nearby prison for police officers and other “unique” detainees referred to as Papudinha (Minor Papuda).

The accommodations are far more adequate than those in the larger jail, although still a world away from the luxury Bolsonaro had while occupying the stunning leader's home, approximately 20 kilometers away.

According to reports, the cell Bolsonaro could anticipate occupy in Papudinha is about 24 sq metres – approximately the area of a couple of car spots – and features a 12 sq metre WC with a water facility and a 12 sq metre balcony. “He could be permitted to have a television and also a minibar in his cell as long as they were supplied by his loved ones,” sources stated.

Political Comments

He criticized the rumoured plan to send the former leader to Papuda as “an act of revenge” on the part of the supreme court judge who presided over Bolsonaro’s proceedings and will rule on his fate in the {