Overview
- The Distrito Federal Public Defender’s Office said it opened an initial procedure, after requests from lawmakers, to examine Jair Bolsonaro’s health and custody conditions at the Federal Police headquarters in Brasília.
- Bolsonaro’s defense filed a renewed petition to Minister Alexandre de Moraes for humanitarian house arrest, citing his Jan. 6 fall, a diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury, and medical reports recommending continuous care and a 24-hour caregiver.
- A group of 42 senators formally asked Moraes to grant domiciliary detention on health grounds, and roughly 150 federal deputies have endorsed a similar push, bringing congressional support to nearly 200 lawmakers.
- The Federal Police state Bolsonaro’s room is about 12 m² with a bed, private bathroom, air-conditioning, TV, desk, wardrobe, chair and minibar, and say short-term fixes to the air-conditioning noise are not feasible, with ear protectors provided and no alternative room available.
- Relatives and allies intensified public criticism, with Flávio Bolsonaro calling the situation psychological torture, Carlos Bolsonaro rejecting ear protectors as an adequate response, and Eduardo Bolsonaro contrasting the conditions with images of Nicolás Maduro’s detention in the United States.