São Paulo, Brazil — Jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro will today begin serving the rest of his sentence on house arrest after a weeklong hospital stay.
Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year and three-month prison sentence for an attempted coup d’état after losing his re-election bid in 2022, was hospitalized at DF Star hospital in Brasília, the capital, for more than a week due to health compli...
As the former President Jair Bolsonaro serves out his lengthy sentence for attempting a coup d'état, questions about the fairness of the trial and his continuing influence over Brazilian politics remain. The case against Bolsonaro has been politically charged since his defeat in 2022, with some accusing the judiciary of bias in favor of the left-leaning government. Meanwhile, Bolsonaro's supporters argue that he was unfairly targeted for his populist policies and strong stance against leftist id...