STF Publishes Ruling Confirming Bolsonaro’s 27-Year Sentence as Allies Seek to Keep Him Out of Papuda

Overview

• The Supreme Federal Court released the acórdão rejecting Bolsonaro’s first appeals, starting a five-day window for new filings and enabling Minister Alexandre de Moraes to rule swiftly on remaining motions.
• Bolsonaro remains under house arrest while a Senate human-rights delegation urges that he stay there, warning of a “real risk of death” and citing lack of 24-hour medical coverage at the Papuda complex.
• The senators’ report lists limited weekday-only medical service, emergency triage by non-medical staff, and complaints over spoiled food, and it flags security concerns if Bolsonaro is held near high-profile inmates.
• Bolsonaro’s defense requested authorization for an at-home dermatology consultation following a skin cancer diagnosis and is assembling medical documentation to argue for continued domiciliary custody.
• Political allies are lobbying STF ministers and congressional leaders and backing a narrowed “anistia light,” while data show the court rarely grants house arrest after conviction, with a 3.6% approval rate since 2023.