Gilmar Mendes Rejects Habeas Corpus Seeking House Arrest for Bolsonaro

Overview

• Gilmar Mendes did not admit the habeas corpus because it was filed by an attorney outside Bolsonaro’s defense and because STF jurisprudence bars using HC to contest acts by Supreme Court ministers.
• Alexandre de Moraes had declared himself impeded due to regimental rules during the court recess and forwarded the petition to Mendes.
• Bolsonaro continues serving his 27‑year, 3‑month sentence in a Sala de Estado‑Maior at the PMDF’s Papudinha unit with 24‑hour medical coverage, a larger private space, and allowances for physiotherapy.
• The Federal District Military Police confirmed Bolsonaro is isolated in a single area with no contact, shared circulation, or communal meals with other inmates, per STF order.
• His lawyers maintain a request for humanitarian house arrest on health grounds, and an official medical examination ordered by Moraes will inform any further custody decisions.