Former President Transferred To Prison
Former President Transferred To Prison
The 70-year-old Bolsonaro’s legal team had previously argued that he should serve his 27-year sentence for a botched coup bid in 2022 at home.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures after taking medical tests at DF Star hospital in Brasilia on August 16, 2025. Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced to 27 years in prison for attempted coup, was placed in pre-trial detention on November 22, 2025, according to his lawyer and a source close to the case.
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, who has been under house arrest since August, was transferred to detention on Saturday, his lawyer said.
“He has been imprisoned, but I don’t know why,” Celso Vilardi, one of his lawyers, told AFP.
The 70-year-old Bolsonaro’s legal team had previously argued that he should serve his 27-year sentence for a botched coup bid in 2022 at home, arguing imprisonment would pose a risk to his health.
