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Brazil’s Top Court Moves Bolsonaro to Larger Papuda Cell With Outdoor Area

The justice framed the transfer as ensuring proper medical care with easier family access.

Overview

  • Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Jair Bolsonaro moved from the Federal Police headquarters to the Papuda Penitentiary Complex in Brasília.
  • The new single-occupancy room is about 54 square meters with a 10-square-meter outdoor area accessible at will, replacing a 12-square-meter cell.
  • The court authorized 24-hour assistance from previously registered private doctors without prior notice and ordered a medical evaluation that could lead to a penitentiary-hospital transfer.
  • The court said the move has been carried out and described a setup with bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and living area, with physiotherapy equipment to be installed.
  • Bolsonaro remains under a 27-year sentence for plotting to overturn the 2022 election, with house-arrest requests denied on flight-risk grounds as the court rejects family claims of mistreatment.