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He fought justice and justice won.

A couple of months after receiving a twenty-seven-year sentence for trying to “annihilate” Brazil’s democratic institutions, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro at last looks destined for incarceration.

Imminent Incarceration

The convicted plotter – who had been subject to house arrest in his residence while a series of court processes and petitions proceed – is broadly anticipated to be imprisoned in the coming days, amid increasing speculation that he will be transferred to a notorious high-security prison.

Past Comments on Convicts

During Bolsonaro’s long public life, the far-right former military man exhibited little compassion for the country's jailed individuals.

“What’s the need to provide these lowlifes a easy time?” he previously wondered. “They deserve to be screwed, end of story. That's my opinion.”

On another occasion, Bolsonaro proclaimed: “If you don’t want to finish behind bars, the only thing required is not rape, abduction or rob.”

Prison Facility Debate

But the possibility of Bolsonaro himself ending up in the Papuda prison maximum security prison in Brasília has horrified allies, several of whom this week inspected the complex in an seeming effort to discourage the high court from banishing him there.

The senator, a politician from Bolsonaro’s political party who was one of the visitors, said he anticipated the septuagenarian figure to be jailed in the following week and a half and was concerned his location could be Papuda.

He asserted Bolsonaro’s serious digestive issues – the consequence of a almost deadly stabbing during the 2018 presidential political campaign – implied it would be hazardous to keep the former president there. “His condition is highly critical. He cannot to cope if they take him to Papuda … It will be terrible,” he commented, who also worried about overcrowded cells and the standard of prison meals.

While visiting Papuda, Lucas remembered witnessing cells holding 40 detainees: “That’s practically one square meter per inmate.

“We conversed to the inmates and they grumble, of course, of the horrible cuisine,” remarked the senator.

Allies Speak Out

The senator isn't the only voice speaking out prior to the one-time head of state's anticipated imprisonment.

Authoring in a prominent daily, a different supporter, the ex- government official Fábio Wajngarten, lamented the “harsh” finale to Bolsonaro’s “flawless” political career and claimed Brazil was about to see “the biggest unfairness in its history”.

“This is an injustice that gnaws the hearts of many Brazilian citizens,” Wajngarten wrote.

Mixed Popular Opinion

It is possibly accurate due to the substantial following Bolsonaro retains on the Brazilian right. Yet his predicted incarceration has also warmed the hearts of many other people who feel he should be jailed for planning to prevent the incoming president from taking power – and additionally conspiring to have him murdered.

Congressman Otoni, a representative for the current leader's allied group, commented: “No one wants Bolsonaro to be placed in a dungeon. No one wishes Bolsonaro to be put in segregation. Not a soul desires Bolsonaro not to be fed or for him to have to lie on concrete. We wish him to obtain dignified treatment – but proper care behind bars. He must not continue being his self-appointed guard for his lifetime.”

The congressman noted how Bolsonaro allies, who have for a long time celebrating the harsh conditions of inmates, had unexpectedly become aware to their rights. “Only now has the far-right – which has repeatedly argued that civil liberties should not be for offenders – opted to inspect a penitentiary to discover what situations are actually like,” he stated.

“He is a criminal,” the congressman maintained, but that did not mean he earned “humiliating, degrading treatment”.

Possible Prison Conditions

In spite of rumors that Bolsonaro could be sent to Papuda, which presently holds about 14,000 inmates, his expected location looks to be a adjacent prison for officers and other “special” prisoners called Papudinha (Minor Papuda).

The accommodations are far more adequate than those in the larger jail, although still a far cry from the luxury Bolsonaro enjoyed while occupying the stunning leader's home, about 12 miles away.

According to sources, the room Bolsonaro could anticipate inhabit in Papudinha has about 24 square meters – roughly the size of two parking spaces – and features a 130 square foot WC with a bathing area and a 12 sq metre veranda. “The ex-president might be permitted to have a set and even a small fridge in his room as long as they were provided by his relatives,” information stated.

Partisan Reactions

He criticized the rumoured idea to send the one-time head of state to Papuda as “a form of payback” on the part of the judicial authority who led Bolsonaro’s legal case and will decide his future in the {