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Bolsonaro Leaves Hospital and Returns to Prison After Court Rejects House Arrest

The Supreme Court said his condition can be managed in detention.

Overview

  • Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from Brasilia’s DF Star hospital after surgery for an inguinal hernia and treatment for recurrent hiccups.
  • He was escorted by a large Federal Police convoy back to the Superintendence of the Federal Police, where he remains in a restricted cell.
  • Justice Alexandre de Moraes denied a humanitarian request for home confinement, finding no sudden deterioration in Bolsonaro’s health.
  • The ruling referenced prior noncompliance with monitoring measures, including destruction of an electronic ankle bracelet.
  • Bolsonaro continues serving a 27‑year sentence for leading an effort to subvert the 2022 election, with medical care available in his isolated cell.