Supreme Court Finalizes Bolsonaro Case as Sentences Are Enforced

Overview

• The STF First Panel unanimously endorsed Alexandre de Moraes’s orders, certified the case as final, and triggered the immediate execution of prison terms for the ‘trama golpista’ convictions.
• Bolsonaro is held in a sala de Estado‑Maior at the Federal Police in Brasília, while Augusto Heleno and Paulo Sérgio Nogueira are at the Comando Militar do Planalto, Almir Garnier is at the Navy’s Radio Station in Brasília, Anderson Torres is in the Papudinha unit, and Walter Braga Netto remains in a special cell at the Army’s 1st Division in Rio.
• Custody hearings are being conducted by videoconference at each custody site, scheduled in half‑hour slots set by Moraes to verify the legality of the detentions and treatment of the prisoners.
• Authorities executed the transfers with low visibility and coordination with the Armed Forces, reflecting new caution compared with past high‑profile operations.
• Eduardo Bolsonaro was formally made a defendant for coercion in the case, President Lula praised the enforcement as a lesson in democracy, and PP leader Ciro Nogueira tied his party’s 2026 support to a presidential pardon for Jair Bolsonaro while Alexandre Ramagem remains at large in the United States.