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Brazil’s Supreme Court Again Denies Bolsonaro House Arrest on Health Grounds

The court said prison custody already provides adequate medical care for the former president.

The Motorcade of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro leaves the hospital after he underwent surgeries for bilateral inguinal hernia repair and to treat persistent hiccups, while serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup, in Brasilia, Brazil, January 1, 2026. REUTERS/Mateus Bonomi
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The Motorcade of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro leaves the hospital after he underwent surgeries for bilateral inguinal hernia repair and to treat persistent hiccups, while serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup, in Brasilia, Brazil, January 1, 2026. REUTERS/Mateus Bonomi
The shadow of a supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro is cast on an image of him displayed outside the hospital where he was transported from prison for surgery the next day, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Overview

  • Justice Alexandre de Moraes rejected Bolsonaro’s latest humanitarian petition a day after it was filed, finding no clinical worsening and sufficient care in custody.
  • Doctors expect Bolsonaro to be discharged from Brasília’s DF Star hospital after hernia surgery and procedures for persistent hiccups, with a return to federal police detention.
  • Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence following a September conviction on charges tied to efforts to overturn the 2022 election, including attempted coup and armed conspiracy.
  • He was remanded to prison in November after damaging his ankle monitor in what the court considered an escape attempt, ending a period of house arrest.
  • Congress passed a bill that could shorten his sentence, which President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he will veto, as Senator Flavio Bolsonaro positions himself for the 2026 race.