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He fought justice and the law triumphed.

Two months following receiving a quarter-century plus sentence for attempting to “destroy” the nation's democratic institutions, one-time leader Jair Bolsonaro now appears jail-bound.

Anticipated Imprisonment

The convicted instigator – who has been subject to home confinement in his residence while a set of judicial steps and petitions proceed – is broadly anticipated to be imprisoned in the near future, amid increasing speculation that he will be moved to a notorious top-security prison.

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During Bolsonaro’s long political career, the right-wing former soldier displayed little compassion for Brazil’s inmates.

“For what reason must we give those scoundrels a comfortable existence?” he once pondered. “They should just get fucked, end of story. That's my view.”

On another occasion, Bolsonaro declared: “If you don’t want to wind up in prison, you simply need is not rape, abduction or theft.”

Prison Destination Debate

However the possibility of Bolsonaro himself landing in the Papuda maximum security prison in Brasília has horrified supporters, a group of four this week toured the facility in an obvious attempt to dissuade the judiciary from sending him there.

Senator Lucas, a lawmaker from Bolsonaro’s political party who was among that group, stated he anticipated the septuagenarian figure to be jailed in the next 10 days and feared his destination could be Papuda.

He asserted Bolsonaro’s acute gut problems – the consequence of a almost deadly stabbing during the last election race – meant it would be dangerous to keep the ex-leader there. “His [health] situation is very grave. He will not be able 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.

When inspecting Papuda, Lucas remembered observing cells holding forty prisoners: “That’s practically one meter squared per prisoner.

“We talked to the inmates and they protest, of course, of the awful food,” added the senator.

Supporters Voice Concerns

Lucas is not the only voice voicing opinions prior to the one-time head of state's expected incarceration.

Penning in a leading newspaper, another ally, the ex- government official Fábio Wajngarten, deplored the “harsh” end to Bolsonaro’s “impeccable” time in office and claimed Brazil was about to witness “the biggest wrong in its record”.

“This is an unfairness that erodes the spirits of many of Brazilians,” Wajngarten wrote.

Varied Popular Response

This could be true due to the substantial support Bolsonaro holds on the right-wing. However his predicted incarceration has also pleased the spirits of millions individuals who feel he deserves to be incarcerated for planning to block the incoming president from becoming president – and additionally conspiring to have him killed.

Congressman Otoni, a representative for the sitting administration's political party, said: “Not a soul desires Bolsonaro to be placed in a dark cell. Not a soul wishes Bolsonaro to be placed in isolation. Nobody wishes Bolsonaro to go hungry or for him to have to lie on concrete. We want him to receive proper care – but proper handling in prison. He cannot carry on being his personal jailer for his lifetime.”

The congressman noted how Bolsonaro backers, who have long applauding the tough handling of convicts, had abruptly woken up to their privileges. “Recently has the extreme right – which has always asserted that human rights are not for offenders – chosen to tour a jail to discover what conditions are truly like,” he said.

“Bolsonaro is a offender,” he affirmed, but that did not mean he deserved “humiliating, degrading treatment”.

Potential Incarceration Conditions

Regardless of speculation that Bolsonaro could be transferred to Papuda, which presently holds about 14,000 inmates, his probable location seems to be a adjacent jail for law enforcement and other “special” prisoners called Papudinha (Small Papuda).

Its cells are far more adequate than those in the larger jail, although nonetheless a world away from the luxury Bolsonaro experienced while residing in the impressive official residence, approximately 12 miles away.

According to information, the room Bolsonaro could expect to reside in in Papudinha measures about 260 square feet – approximately the dimensions of vehicle spaces – and contains a 130 square foot restroom with a shower and a 12 square meter veranda. “The ex-president might be authorized to have a set and additionally a cooler in his cell as long as they were provided by his loved ones,” sources suggested.

Ideological Responses

Senator Lucas condemned the speculated proposal to send the ex-president to Papuda as “a form of payback” on the part of the supreme court judge who led Bolsonaro’s proceedings and will rule on his future in the {