STF Publishes Ruling as Bolsonaro Allies Urge House Arrest, Citing 'Risk of Death' at Papuda

Overview

• Brazil’s Supreme Court released the acórdão confirming Jair Bolsonaro’s 27 years and 3 months sentence for an attempted coup, enabling execution of the penalty while the site and timing of custody remain undecided.
• Four pro-Bolsonaro senators inspected the Papuda complex on Nov. 17 and on Nov. 18 issued a report urging continued domiciliary detention, saying his post-2018 stabbing complications create a real risk to his life in that facility.
• The report cites no 24-hour medical staff, limited weekday clinic hours, emergency triage by penal officers without medical training, gaps in medication distribution, and complaints of spoiled or inadequate food.
• The document flags security risks from multiple criminal factions inside Papuda and notes that units that could house Bolsonaro include areas with dangerous inmates such as Ronnie Lessa.
• Allies are mounting political and legal pressure to keep him out of Papuda as the defense considers further procedural appeals that could delay custody; Bolsonaro remains under house arrest since Aug. 4, with alternatives such as the PM battalion within the complex also discussed.