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Brazil’s Top Court Moves Bolsonaro to Special Papuda Unit With Larger Cell, 24/7 Medical Access

The placement centers medical accommodations and a forensic exam to assess any need for hospital transfer or future house arrest.

Overview

  • Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the Jan. 15 transfer from the Federal Police facility in Brasília to the Papudinha unit inside the Papuda complex, and the court said the move was completed.
  • Bolsonaro now occupies an exclusive 54-square-meter room with a 10-square-meter outdoor area, isolated from other inmates in a space typically reserved for authorities.
  • The order authorizes continuous access to previously registered private doctors, extended visiting time, free outdoor sun and exercise, physiotherapy equipment, and a daily special diet delivered by a defense-designated person.
  • Moraes directed Federal Police forensic doctors to examine Bolsonaro to determine any need for transfer to a prison hospital, with findings to inform decisions on possible humanitarian house arrest.
  • The Supreme Court has repeatedly rejected house-arrest requests and condemned false claims of mistreatment, stressing that his sentence is being executed under conditions it describes as more favorable than standard custody.