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He battled justice and justice prevailed.

A couple of months subsequent to receiving a 27-year sentence for trying to “eradicate” the nation's democratic institutions, former president Jair Bolsonaro now seems jail-bound.

Expected Imprisonment

The found-guilty instigator – who had been living under home confinement in his mansion while a series of judicial steps and appeals play out – is widely expected to be incarcerated in the near future, during mounting speculation that he will be moved to a infamous high-security penitentiary.

Past Remarks on Prisoners

Throughout Bolsonaro’s 40-year time in politics, the far-right former soldier displayed little mercy for Brazil’s prison population.

“What’s the need to offer these lowlifes a good life?” he once mused. “They should just get screwed, end of story. That's my view.”

On another occasion, Bolsonaro proclaimed: “Unless you desire to finish behind bars, you simply need is not rape, kidnap or theft.”

Prison Facility Speculation

But the idea of Bolsonaro himself landing in the Papuda top-security prison in Brasília has horrified backers, several of whom this week visited the complex in an seeming effort to discourage the high court from banishing him there.

The senator, a politician from Bolsonaro’s allied group who was among that group, claimed he expected the septuagenarian leader to be incarcerated in the following week and a half and feared his assigned prison could be Papuda.

He asserted Bolsonaro’s severe intestinal problems – the result of a almost deadly assault during the last election race – meant it would be risky to keep the former president there. “His health is highly critical. He cannot to manage if they move him to Papuda … It will be terrible,” he added, who also worried about packed cells and the condition of prison meals.

During his tour Papuda, Lucas noted seeing cells holding 40 inmates: “That’s almost one square meter per detainee.

“We conversed to the prisoners and they protest, of course, of the terrible food,” remarked the senator.

Backers Voice Concerns

He is not the sole person expressing views before the former president’s anticipated imprisonment.

Authoring in a major publication, a different supporter, the ex- communications minister Fábio Wajngarten, bemoaned the “severe” conclusion to Bolsonaro’s “flawless” time in office and alleged Brazil was about to witness “the biggest political injustice in its record”.

“This is an injustice that erodes the hearts of countless of Brazilians,” Wajngarten wrote.

Divided General Response

That may be accurate due to the considerable following Bolsonaro retains on the right-wing. Yet his predicted jailing has also warmed the feelings of numerous individuals who feel he deserves to be imprisoned for planning to stop the elected leader from taking power – and even plotting to have him murdered.

Reimont Otoni, a congressman for the sitting president's allied group, said: “No one wants Bolsonaro to be placed in a dark cell. No one wishes Bolsonaro to be placed in segregation. Nobody wishes Bolsonaro to lack food or for him to have to sleep on the floor. We want him to obtain proper care – but respectful handling while incarcerated. He cannot carry on being his personal jailer for his whole life.”

The congressman noted how Bolsonaro allies, who have spent years celebrating the harsh treatment of inmates, had abruptly woken up to their privileges. “Just now has the extreme right – which has always claimed that civil liberties should not be for criminals – opted to visit a prison to learn what circumstances are truly like,” he said.

“Bolsonaro is a lawbreaker,” he affirmed, but that did not mean he earned “degrading, demeaning handling”.

Possible Jail Facilities

Despite talk that Bolsonaro could be sent to Papuda, which presently holds about thousands of detainees, his expected destination appears to be a close prison for law enforcement and other “particular” inmates referred to as Papudinha (Minor Papuda).

Its cells are much more pleasant than those in the main prison, although still a far cry from the luxury Bolsonaro experienced while residing in the spectacular presidential palace, around 20 kilometers away.

As per information, the cell Bolsonaro could expect to occupy in Papudinha is about 24 square meters – approximately the area of vehicle spaces – and includes a 12 sq metre WC with a bathing area and a 12 sq metre balcony. “Bolsonaro would be authorized to have a set and also a cooler in his cell as long as they were provided by his family,” sources stated.

Partisan Comments

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