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Brazil’s Attorney General Backs House Arrest for Bolsonaro as Health Improves

The recommendation now awaits a ruling from Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

Overview

  • Jair Bolsonaro has been moved to a regular hospital room in Brasília as he recovers from pneumonia, and his doctor said there is no set discharge date.
  • Attorney General Paulo Gonet urged that Bolsonaro serve his sentence at home with an ankle monitor, siding with requests from his family.
  • Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who handled Bolsonaro’s coup case, has not ruled on the request, and he has often followed Gonet’s guidance in past matters.
  • Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence for leading a 2023 coup attempt, which he began serving in November.
  • He was hospitalized on March 13 after falling ill at the Papuda penitentiary and was moved to semi-intensive care three days later.