Posted on 11/25/2025 6:52:12 PM PST by RandFan
BRASILIA, Brazil — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday started his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, to the surprise of many in the South American nation who doubted he would ever end up behind bars.
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who has overseen the case, ruled Bolsonaro will remain in custody after being preemptively arrested on Saturday.
Supporters and detractors of the embattled leader have gathered outside the federal police headquarters since the order was issued, some calling for Bolsonaro’s release and others toasting to his imprisonment.
The far-right leader had been under house arrest since August and was taken in on Saturday after trying to break his ankle monitor. Bolsonaro blamed “hallucinations”, a claim that de Moraes dismissed in his preemptive arrest order.
Bolsonaro will not have any contact with the few other inmates at the federal police headquarters. His 12-square-meter room has a bed, a private bathroom, air conditioning, a TV set and a desk, according to federal police.
De Moraes determined on Tuesday that Bolsonaro’s defense had exhausted all appeals of his conviction. His lawyers disagree and promise to keep filing requests for house arrest due to the former leader’s poor health. The Supreme Court justice has already ruled against it.
“There is no legal possibility of any other appeal,” de Moraes said in his decision.
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“Coup attempt,” AKA demanding an honest audit of an election, which would result in “overturning the results” of a stolen election.
Being from Minnesota, I am crestfallen about the state of the USA.
PDJT needs to stop all these threats against him and our way of life. July 4, 2026. 250 years down the drain? When do we start to fight? Do we ever?
This would have been Trump’s fate if he had lost in 2024. And it will be his fate in 2029 if the Donks win.
Exactly.
Well James Comey & Letitia James are free now to go visit Bolsonara and give him advice on how to beat the system and walk free.
Exactly. He asked for an investigation and gets effectively life in prison.
Boycott everything Brazil, meat, everything.
Moraes would not be missed my many :)
The coup was by Soros’ paid turd worms in Brazil
27 years for a 70 year-old? Just bar him from politics for life and send him home on probation. He’s no danger to society. Open that cell for someone violently dangerous.
Right!
Lula himself was convicted of corruption and buying votes.
After serving some time, he was released and eventually even cleared, so he could run again.
Who has the clean hands here?
“The judges who executed King Charles ended up being executed. The judge is playing a dangerous game here.
John Bradshaw was only executed after he had already died. Three of the regicides hid successfully in New Haven, CT and Milford, CT, notably in the “Three Judges” cave, and today have major streets named after them: Edward Whalley William Goffe John Dixwell”
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To bad the judges were only about 150 years too early to benefit from the Scottish Enlightenment. Kings who get out of hand have always been targets for assassination. Charles was just the first to have it done in public for specific political reasons.
One thing our Founders all had was strong distaste for any “king” instituted by arbitrary means. We were fortunate though, since the French got carried away by the anti-King movement of the time, leading to Napoleon.
This is what the Dems wanted for Trump.
It didn’t work so they sent “help” to overthrow Bolsonaro.
Is Argentina next ?
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