Brazil’s Supreme Court Orders Bolsonaro to Begin 27-Year Sentence in Federal Police Facility

Overview

• The Supreme Federal Court said Jair Bolsonaro has started serving his sentence at a Federal Police detention facility in Brasília.
• The term totals 27 years and 3 months under a strict regime, including 24 years and 9 months in prison and 2 years and 6 months in custody.
• He was taken into custody on November 22 after attempting to tamper with an electronic ankle monitor, according to court and police reports.
• Case materials cite a planned December 15, 2022 coup attempt and a plot dubbed Green and Yellow Dagger that allegedly contemplated killing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Vice President Geraldo Alckmin.
• O Globo reported he will be held in a 12‑square‑meter cell with a private bathroom, television, mini‑fridge, and air conditioning.