Overview
- Fifty‑four percent of Brazilians say Jair Bolsonaro’s imprisonment is just, while 40% disagree, according to Datafolha.
- Fifty‑four percent believe he damaged his electronic ankle monitor to flee, 33% accept his claim of a paranoid episode, and 13% are unsure.
- Asked where he should serve the sentence, 34% prefer house arrest, 26% a common prison, 20% a military unit, and 13% the Federal Police site where he is now held.
- The poll surveyed 2,002 people in 113 cities from December 2–4 with a two‑point margin of error.
- Bolsonaro is serving a 27‑year, three‑month term imposed by the Supreme Court’s First Panel, and Minister Alexandre de Moraes ordered his immediate detention over the ankle‑monitor incident with a soldering iron.