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He battled justice and justice prevailed.

Sixty days after getting a twenty-seven-year sentence for seeking to “eradicate” Brazil’s democratic institutions, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro now appears jail-bound.

Imminent Incarceration

The found-guilty instigator – who has been subject to home confinement in his estate while a set of judicial steps and appeals proceed – is largely predicted to be imprisoned in the near future, amidst mounting talk that he will be sent to a well-known top-security penitentiary.

Historical Statements on Prisoners

Over Bolsonaro’s long time in politics, the right-wing former soldier exhibited little mercy for Brazil’s prison population.

“Why should we give those lowlifes a good life?” he previously wondered. “They should just get fucked, full-fucking-stop. That's my opinion.”

In another instance, Bolsonaro stated: “If you don’t want to end up in prison, all you have to do is not rape, abduction or rob.”

Incarceration Destination Debate

However the possibility of Bolsonaro himself ending up in the Papuda prison high-security prison in Brasília has shocked supporters, several of whom this week inspected the prison in an apparent attempt to dissuade the high court from banishing him there.

Senator Lucas, a senator from Bolsonaro’s Liberal party who was part of that quartet, said he predicted the 70-year-old politician to be imprisoned in the following week and a half and was concerned his assigned prison could be Papuda.

Lucas claimed Bolsonaro’s serious intestinal issues – the result of a almost deadly stabbing during the 2018 presidential election race – meant it would be hazardous to keep the ex-leader there. “His [health] situation is highly critical. He will not be able to manage if they send him to Papuda … It would be awful,” he added, who also worried about packed cells and the quality of prison meals.

During his tour Papuda, Lucas remembered seeing cells accommodating four dozen detainees: “That is virtually one meter squared per prisoner.

“We conversed to the inmates and they complain, naturally, of the awful meals,” added the senator.

Backers Speak Out

He is not the sole person speaking out ahead of the one-time head of state's anticipated incarceration.

Authoring in a major publication, a different supporter, the former government official Fábio Wajngarten, bemoaned the “harsh” finale to Bolsonaro’s “flawless” public service and asserted Brazil was about to experience “the greatest political injustice in its record”.

“This is an unfairness that erodes the souls of many Brazilian citizens,” the former minister said.

Varied Popular Reaction

It is possibly accurate considering the substantial following Bolsonaro maintains on the conservative side. However his predicted imprisonment has also warmed the hearts of millions other people who feel he ought to be incarcerated for conspiring to prevent the elected leader from taking power – and additionally conspiring to have him assassinated.

Congressman Otoni, a representative for the current administration's allied group, stated: “No one wants Bolsonaro to be put in a hole. No one wants Bolsonaro to be placed in isolation. Nobody desires Bolsonaro not to be fed or for him to have to sleep on the floor. We wish him to obtain proper treatment – but respectful care while incarcerated. He can’t persist being his personal jailer for his whole life.”

Otoni was struck by how Bolsonaro supporters, who have for a long time praising the severe treatment of convicts, had abruptly become aware to their entitlements. “Recently has the extreme right – which has repeatedly claimed that human rights were not for offenders – opted to visit a prison to learn what situations are truly like,” he said.

“He is a criminal,” Otoni insisted, but that did not mean he deserved “humiliating, demeaning handling”.

Possible Prison Environment

Regardless of speculation that Bolsonaro could be moved to Papuda, which presently holds about 14,000 detainees, his expected location looks to be a close jail for police officers and other “special” detainees referred to as Papudinha (Small Papuda).

The accommodations are far more pleasant than those in the main prison, although still a distant from the luxury Bolsonaro enjoyed while occupying the impressive official residence, approximately 20 kilometers away.

According to reports, the accommodation Bolsonaro could expect to reside in in Papudinha is about 24 sq metres – roughly the size of a couple of car spots – and features a 12 square meter WC with a bathing area and a 130 square foot veranda. “Bolsonaro would be permitted to have a television and also a small fridge in his room as long as they were donated by his relatives,” information indicated.

Partisan Reactions

Senator Lucas denounced the talked-about plan to send the former leader to Papuda as “a form of retaliation” on the part of the supreme court judge who led Bolsonaro’s proceedings and will determine his outcome in the {