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He fought the law and the legal system won.

A couple of months after getting a 27-year sentence for attempting to “eradicate” the nation's political system, one-time leader Jair Bolsonaro at last appears jail-bound.

Anticipated Imprisonment

The adjudicated coup-monger – who had been subject to residential detention in his residence while a series of court processes and petitions unfold – is broadly anticipated to be jailed in the coming days, amidst increasing talk that he will be sent to a infamous maximum security prison.

Previous Remarks on Prisoners

Over Bolsonaro’s long political career, the conservative ex- paratrooper showed little compassion for the country's jailed individuals.

“Why should we offer these dirtbags a comfortable existence?” he previously wondered. “They ought to simply be messed, end of story. That's my view.”

At another time, Bolsonaro declared: “If you don’t want to finish there, the only thing required is to avoid rape, kidnap or theft.”

Jail Facility Discussion

However the idea of Bolsonaro himself ending up in the Papuda maximum security prison in Brasília has shocked backers, a group of four this week toured the complex in an seeming bid to prevent the judiciary from banishing him there.

Izalci Lucas, a politician from Bolsonaro’s political party who was among that group, stated he predicted the elderly figure to be jailed in the next 10 days and was concerned his assigned prison could be Papuda.

He asserted Bolsonaro’s serious intestinal problems – the result of a life-threatening assault during the 2018 political campaign – implied it would be hazardous to keep the former president there. “His condition is extremely serious. He will not be able to manage if they send him to Papuda … It will be dreadful,” said the senator, who also expressed concern about cramped cells and the quality of jail cuisine.

When inspecting Papuda, Lucas noted witnessing cells holding 40 detainees: “It's practically one meter squared per detainee.

“We conversed to the inmates and they grumble, unsurprisingly, of the awful meals,” remarked the senator.

Backers Speak Out

The senator isn't the only voice speaking out ahead of the ex-leader's anticipated imprisonment.

Authoring in a major publication, another ally, the former government official Fábio Wajngarten, bemoaned the “severe” finale to Bolsonaro’s “impeccable” public service and alleged Brazil was about to see “the largest unfairness in its history”.

“It is an injustice that gnaws the hearts of countless people in Brazil,” he stated.

Divided Popular Opinion

It is possibly accurate considering the considerable following Bolsonaro retains on the Brazilian right. Yet his anticipated incarceration has also pleased the hearts of numerous other people who feel he ought to be imprisoned for plotting to stop the elected leader from assuming office – and even plotting to have him assassinated.

Congressman Otoni, a congressman for the incumbent administration's political party, said: “No one wishes Bolsonaro to be sent in a hole. No one desires Bolsonaro to be placed in solitary confinement. Nobody wishes Bolsonaro to go hungry or for him to have to lie on concrete. We want him to get proper treatment – but proper treatment in prison. He must not continue being his self-appointed guard for his entire life.”

The congressman noted how Bolsonaro allies, who have spent years celebrating the tough handling of convicts, had abruptly become aware to their rights. “Just now has the far-right – which has consistently claimed that civil liberties should not be for lawbreakers – chosen to tour a prison to learn what conditions are truly like,” he remarked.

“Bolsonaro is a lawbreaker,” the congressman maintained, but that did not mean he deserved “degrading, insulting conduct”.

Likely Prison Facilities

In spite of talk that Bolsonaro could be transferred to Papuda, which currently contains about 14,000 detainees, his more likely location appears to be a nearby jail for officers and other “particular” inmates referred to as Papudinha (Minor Papuda).

Its cells are far more pleasant than those in the larger jail, although nevertheless a distant from the luxury Bolsonaro enjoyed while living in the spectacular official residence, around a short distance away.

Based on information, the accommodation Bolsonaro could expect to occupy in Papudinha has about 24 square meters – roughly the dimensions of vehicle spaces – and features a 12 square meter bathroom with a shower and a 12 sq metre veranda. “Bolsonaro would be allowed to have a TV and also a small fridge in his room as long as they were supplied by his family,” information stated.

Partisan Reactions

Senator Lucas criticized the talked-about plan to send the former leader to Papuda as “a type of revenge” on the part of the presiding magistrate who led Bolsonaro’s legal case and will rule on his future in the {