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Bolsonaro Leaves Hospital, Moves to Home Detention to Serve 27-Year Sentence

A Supreme Court justice granted temporary house arrest on humanitarian grounds with tight monitoring.

Des partisans de l'ancien président brésilien Jair Bolsonaro attendent sa sortie de l'hôpital DF Star, le 27 mars 2026 à Brasilia
Photo diffusée par Metropoles montrant l'ancien président brésilien Jair Bolsonaro arrivant à son domicile vêtu d'un gilet pare-balles après sa sortie de l'hôpital DF Star, le 27 mars 2026 à Brasilia

Overview

  • He was discharged after two weeks of treatment for bronchopneumonia and taken to his home in Brasília.
  • His physician, Dr. Brasil Caiado, announced the release outside the DF Star private hospital.
  • The court set a minimum of 90 days of home detention with an ankle monitor and a ban on phones and social media, while allowing visits from family, lawyers, and doctors.
  • Justice Alexandre de Moraes approved the arrangement for humanitarian reasons after doctors treated him in intensive care for complications tied to an old stabbing injury.
  • A medical review could extend the home detention, which comes after his conviction for an attempted coup and a stint in jail for trying to damage his tracking bracelet.