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He contested justice and justice prevailed.

Two months following getting a 27-year sentence for trying to “eradicate” the nation's democratic institutions, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro finally seems headed to prison.

Anticipated Jailing

The found-guilty instigator – who had been subject to home confinement in his residence while a series of court processes and petitions play out – is largely predicted to be imprisoned in the coming days, amidst mounting talk that he will be moved to a well-known high-security prison.

Previous Remarks on Convicts

During Bolsonaro’s four-decade public life, the conservative former soldier exhibited minimal mercy for Brazil’s inmates.

“Why should we give those scoundrels a comfortable existence?” he once mused. “They ought to simply be screwed, end of story. That's my view.”

On another occasion, Bolsonaro stated: “Unless you desire to wind up there, the only thing required is to avoid rape, abduction or rob.”

Incarceration Facility Debate

Yet the possibility of Bolsonaro himself ending up in the Papuda prison maximum security prison in Brasília has shocked backers, four of whom this week visited the prison in an apparent effort to discourage the high court from transferring him there.

The senator, a politician from Bolsonaro’s political party who was among that group, said he predicted the elderly figure to be jailed in the next 10 days and was concerned his destination could be Papuda.

He asserted Bolsonaro’s serious intestinal issues – the outcome of a almost deadly assault during the 2018 election race – meant it would be dangerous to keep the one-time head of state there. “His condition is very grave. He will not be able to cope if they move him to Papuda … It would be dreadful,” he commented, who also worried about cramped cells and the quality of inmate food.

While visiting Papuda, Lucas recalled seeing cells accommodating four dozen prisoners: “It's virtually one meter squared per detainee.

“We conversed to the prisoners and they protest, of course, of the terrible food,” continued the senator.

Allies Speak Out

The senator isn't the sole person speaking out ahead of the former president’s predicted incarceration.

Writing in a prominent newspaper, one more backer, the ex- communications minister Fábio Wajngarten, lamented the “harsh” conclusion to Bolsonaro’s “impeccable” political career and asserted Brazil was about to see “the largest political injustice in its history”.

“It represents an wrong that gnaws the souls of many of Brazilians,” the former minister said.

Varied Popular Reaction

It is possibly correct considering the significant backing Bolsonaro holds on the right-wing. However his anticipated imprisonment has also warmed the feelings of millions other people who think he should be incarcerated for planning to block his successor from taking power – and additionally scheming to have him assassinated.

The lawmaker, a representative for the current president's political party, commented: “Nobody wishes Bolsonaro to be placed in a dungeon. No one wishes Bolsonaro to be put in isolation. Not a soul wants Bolsonaro to lack food or for him to have to lie on concrete. We wish him to get proper treatment – but dignified care while incarcerated. He cannot persist being his personal jailer for his lifetime.”

The congressman noted how Bolsonaro allies, who have for a long time applauding the tough handling of prisoners, had abruptly woken up to their entitlements. “Just now has the far-right – which has always claimed that civil liberties are not for lawbreakers – opted to inspect a prison to find out what situations are actually like,” he stated.

“The former president is a offender,” he affirmed, but that did not mean he deserved “shameful, degrading treatment”.

Possible Prison Facilities

Despite talk that Bolsonaro could be transferred to Papuda, which presently houses about fourteen thousand prisoners, his more likely assigned facility seems to be a nearby penitentiary for law enforcement and other “particular” detainees called Papudinha (Small Papuda).

His potential cell are considerably more comfortable than those in the primary facility, although still a world away from the luxury Bolsonaro had while occupying the stunning official residence, approximately 12 miles away.

According to reports, the accommodation Bolsonaro could anticipate inhabit in Papudinha is about 24 sq metres – about the size of a couple of car spots – and includes a 12 sq metre restroom with a bathing area and a 12 sq metre balcony. “He could be permitted to have a television and also a cooler in his cell as long as they were provided by his family,” the report indicated.

Ideological Responses

The lawmaker denounced the talked-about proposal to send the ex-president to Papuda as “a form of retaliation” on the part of the judicial authority who presided over Bolsonaro’s legal case and will decide his fate in the {