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He battled justice and justice won.

Sixty days after receiving a 27-year sentence for attempting to “eradicate” the nation's political system, former president Jair Bolsonaro finally looks headed to prison.

Expected Jailing

The found-guilty coup-monger – who's been subject to house arrest in his mansion while a series of legal procedures and challenges unfold – is broadly anticipated to be jailed in the next few days, during growing rumors that he will be moved to a well-known high-security facility.

Past Remarks on Convicts

Over Bolsonaro’s four-decade public life, the conservative ex- soldier displayed little mercy for Brazil’s jailed individuals.

“For what reason must we provide these lowlifes a good life?” he previously wondered. “They should just get messed, full-fucking-stop. That’s what I reckon.”

On another occasion, Bolsonaro stated: “Unless you desire to wind up there, the only thing required is not sexual assault, abduction or rob.”

Jail Location Debate

However the possibility of Bolsonaro himself landing in the Papuda prison high-security prison in Brasília has appalled allies, several of whom this week inspected the prison in an seeming attempt to dissuade the judiciary from sending him there.

The senator, a lawmaker from Bolsonaro’s Liberal party who was among that group, stated he anticipated the 70-year-old politician to be imprisoned in the following week and a half and feared his destination could be Papuda.

Lucas claimed Bolsonaro’s severe intestinal ailments – the consequence of a near-fatal knife attack during the last presidential campaign – signified it would be dangerous to keep the one-time head of state there. “His condition is highly critical. He will not be able to cope if they take him to Papuda … It could be dreadful,” he commented, who also voiced anxiety about cramped cells and the standard of inmate food.

While visiting Papuda, Lucas remembered witnessing cells holding four dozen prisoners: “That is virtually one meter squared per inmate.

“We spoke to the convicts and they protest, unsurprisingly, of the horrible meals,” remarked the senator.

Supporters React

The senator isn't the lone figure speaking out prior to the former president’s predicted imprisonment.

Authoring in a leading publication, a different supporter, the ex- communications minister Fábio Wajngarten, bemoaned the “harsh” finale to Bolsonaro’s “impeccable” public service and claimed Brazil was about to see “the greatest unfairness in its past”.

“It represents an unfairness that erodes the hearts of countless people in Brazil,” Wajngarten wrote.

Divided General Response

It is possibly accurate due to the considerable support Bolsonaro retains on the right-wing. However his expected incarceration has also pleased the feelings of numerous other people who believe he should be jailed for plotting to stop the elected leader from taking power – and additionally scheming to have him killed.

The lawmaker, a congressman for the sitting president's Workers’ party, said: “No one wants Bolsonaro to be put in a dark cell. No one wishes Bolsonaro to be placed in segregation. Not a soul wishes Bolsonaro to go hungry or for him to have to lie on concrete. We desire him to receive dignified care – but dignified handling in prison. He can’t carry on being his own prison warden for his whole life.”

Otoni was struck by how Bolsonaro supporters, who have long applauding the harsh conditions of convicts, had abruptly woken up to their entitlements. “Just now has the conservative fringe – which has consistently asserted that civil liberties should not be for criminals – opted to inspect a jail to learn what conditions are actually like,” he stated.

“Bolsonaro is a lawbreaker,” Otoni insisted, but that did not mean he deserved “shameful, demeaning handling”.

Possible Incarceration Environment

In spite of speculation that Bolsonaro could be sent to Papuda, which presently contains about thousands of prisoners, his more likely destination appears to be a nearby prison for law enforcement and other “special” inmates known as Papudinha (Small Papuda).

The accommodations are far more comfortable than those in the primary facility, although still a far cry from the luxury Bolsonaro experienced while occupying the impressive leader's home, approximately 20 kilometers away.

Based on information, the accommodation Bolsonaro could likely occupy in Papudinha measures about 24 sq metres – roughly the dimensions of a couple of car spots – and features a 130 square foot bathroom with a bathing area and a 12 sq metre terrace. “He could be authorized to have a television and additionally a minibar in his quarters as long as they were supplied by his loved ones,” sources indicated.

Ideological Responses

He denounced the talked-about plan to send the former leader to Papuda as “a form of payback” on the part of the judicial authority who presided over Bolsonaro’s proceedings and will decide his fate in the {