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He fought justice and the legal system prevailed.

A couple of months following getting a 27-year sentence for attempting to “annihilate” Brazil’s democratic institutions, former president Jair Bolsonaro now looks destined for incarceration.

Expected Jailing

The convicted plotter – who has been under residential detention in his estate while a set of court processes and appeals proceed – is widely expected to be jailed in the near future, amidst increasing rumors that he will be moved to a notorious top-security penitentiary.

Historical Remarks on Inmates

Over Bolsonaro’s four-decade public life, the conservative ex- soldier exhibited scant compassion for the country's prison population.

“For what reason must we give these lowlifes a comfortable existence?” he once pondered. “They should just get screwed, period. That’s what I reckon.”

In another instance, Bolsonaro declared: “Should you not wish to finish in prison, the only thing required is not sexual assault, abduction or theft.”

Prison Location Discussion

However the prospect of Bolsonaro himself winding up in the Papuda prison top-security prison in Brasília has horrified allies, a group of four this week inspected the complex in an apparent effort to discourage the judiciary from transferring him there.

Izalci Lucas, a senator from Bolsonaro’s Liberal party who was part of that quartet, said he expected the septuagenarian leader to be jailed in the following week and a half and worried his assigned prison could be Papuda.

Lucas claimed Bolsonaro’s acute digestive problems – the result of a near-fatal assault during the 2018 political campaign – implied it would be dangerous to keep the ex-leader there. “His health is very grave. He cannot to manage if they take him to Papuda … It will be dreadful,” he added, who also worried about packed cells and the standard of jail cuisine.

While visiting Papuda, Lucas noted observing cells holding 40 detainees: “It's practically one square metre per inmate.

“We conversed to the inmates and they grumble, unsurprisingly, of the awful cuisine,” continued the senator.

Allies Speak Out

He is not the only voice speaking out ahead of the ex-leader's predicted imprisonment.

Authoring in a major newspaper, another ally, the ex- government official Fábio Wajngarten, lamented the “harsh” end to Bolsonaro’s “flawless” public service and asserted Brazil was about to experience “the biggest wrong in its history”.

“This is an injustice that eats away the souls of countless Brazilian citizens,” he stated.

Varied Public Response

It is possibly true considering the significant backing Bolsonaro retains on the conservative side. However his predicted jailing has also gladdened the feelings of many individuals who feel he should be jailed for plotting to prevent the incoming president from becoming president – and additionally plotting to have him killed.

Reimont Otoni, a congressman for the current leader's allied group, stated: “Not a soul wants Bolsonaro to be placed in a dungeon. Nobody wishes Bolsonaro to be put in solitary confinement. Nobody wants Bolsonaro to go hungry or for him to have to rest on hard ground. We wish him to receive respectful care – but dignified care while incarcerated. He must not continue being his self-appointed guard for his lifetime.”

Otoni was struck by how Bolsonaro allies, who have spent years praising the severe handling of inmates, had suddenly become aware to their entitlements. “Recently has the far-right – which has always claimed that human rights should not be for criminals – chosen to inspect a prison to learn what conditions are really like,” he stated.

“Bolsonaro is a criminal,” the congressman maintained, but that did not mean he merited “humiliating, insulting conduct”.

Possible Incarceration Environment

Despite talk that Bolsonaro could be transferred to Papuda, which currently holds about 14,000 inmates, his more likely destination seems to be a adjacent penitentiary for officers and other “particular” detainees called Papudinha (Little Papuda).

Its cells are considerably more adequate than those in the primary facility, although still a world away from the comfort Bolsonaro had while residing in the stunning official residence, approximately 12 miles away.

Based on sources, the accommodation Bolsonaro could likely occupy in Papudinha has about 24 square meters – roughly the size of vehicle spaces – and includes a 130 square foot bathroom with a water facility and a 130 square foot balcony. “He could be authorized to have a TV and additionally a small fridge in his cell as long as they were provided by his relatives,” information suggested.

Ideological Reactions

Senator Lucas condemned the speculated plan to send the former leader to Papuda as “a form of retaliation” on the part of the presiding magistrate who led Bolsonaro’s coup trial and will decide his future in the {