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He battled the legal system and the law prevailed.

Sixty days subsequent to receiving a 27-year sentence for attempting to “eradicate” Brazil’s democracy, former president Jair Bolsonaro at last appears jail-bound.

Expected Jailing

The found-guilty coup-monger – who had been under home confinement in his residence while a series of court processes and challenges unfold – is broadly anticipated to be incarcerated in the next few days, amid increasing rumors that he will be sent to a infamous maximum security prison.

Previous Remarks on Inmates

Over Bolsonaro’s 40-year public life, the right-wing former military man exhibited little compassion for Brazil’s jailed individuals.

“For what reason must we offer those lowlifes a easy time?” he once pondered. “They deserve to be fucked, full-fucking-stop. That’s what I reckon.”

At another time, Bolsonaro proclaimed: “Unless you desire to end up behind bars, you simply need is to avoid sexual assault, abduction or theft.”

Incarceration Facility Speculation

However the idea of Bolsonaro himself winding up in the Papuda prison maximum security prison in Brasília has shocked supporters, a group of four this week inspected the complex in an obvious bid to dissuade the high court from sending him there.

The senator, a politician from Bolsonaro’s Liberal party who was part of that quartet, said he expected the septuagenarian politician to be incarcerated in the coming fortnight and feared his assigned prison could be Papuda.

The senator argued Bolsonaro’s severe digestive problems – the result of a almost deadly knife attack during the 2018 presidential presidential campaign – implied it would be hazardous to keep the former president there. “His condition is extremely serious. He will not be able to handle it if they send him to Papuda … It would be terrible,” he commented, who also worried about overcrowded cells and the standard of prison meals.

During his tour Papuda, Lucas remembered seeing cells holding 40 detainees: “It's almost one meter squared per detainee.

“We spoke to the inmates and they protest, of course, of the awful cuisine,” remarked the senator.

Supporters Speak Out

The senator isn't the only voice voicing opinions ahead of the one-time head of state's expected detention.

Penning in a leading daily, another ally, the former cabinet member Fábio Wajngarten, deplored the “brutal” conclusion to Bolsonaro’s “impeccable” political career and claimed Brazil was about to witness “the largest unfairness in its past”.

“It represents an unfairness that eats away the spirits of many of Brazilians,” Wajngarten wrote.

Divided Public Reaction

That may be true considering the substantial support Bolsonaro holds on the conservative side. But his expected incarceration has also pleased the hearts of millions individuals who feel he ought to be incarcerated for conspiring to stop his successor from assuming office – and also scheming to have him killed.

The lawmaker, a congressman for the incumbent administration's political party, stated: “Nobody wishes Bolsonaro to be put in a dungeon. Nobody desires Bolsonaro to be sent in isolation. No one desires Bolsonaro to go hungry or for him to have to sleep on the floor. We desire him to get dignified treatment – but dignified care behind bars. He must not continue being his self-appointed guard for his lifetime.”

The congressman noted how Bolsonaro supporters, who have for a long time applauding the harsh handling of prisoners, had abruptly become aware to their rights. “Only now has the extreme right – which has consistently argued that basic rights are not for lawbreakers – decided to tour a jail to discover what circumstances are truly like,” he remarked.

“The former president is a offender,” the congressman maintained, but that did not mean he merited “degrading, demeaning handling”.

Potential Prison Conditions

Regardless of rumors that Bolsonaro could be moved to Papuda, which presently houses about fourteen thousand detainees, his probable assigned facility looks to be a close jail for officers and other “particular” inmates known as Papudinha (Small Papuda).

Its cells are much more adequate than those in the larger jail, although nonetheless a far cry from the opulence Bolsonaro experienced while occupying the spectacular leader's home, approximately 20 kilometers away.

According to sources, the cell Bolsonaro could likely inhabit in Papudinha has about 24 sq metres – about the area of vehicle spaces – and contains a 12 square meter restroom with a bathing area and a 12 sq metre balcony. “He could be authorized to have a television and additionally a small fridge in his room as long as they were provided by his loved ones,” the report suggested.

Ideological Reactions

He denounced the speculated idea to send the one-time head of state to Papuda as “a type of payback” on the part of the judicial authority who oversaw Bolsonaro’s coup trial and will determine his future in the {