Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro out of ICU, back under house arrest
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is back under house arrest serving his 27-year-sentence after being released from hospital.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has decided to place former President Jair Bolsonaro back under house arrest on health grounds, a court decision showed.
Bolsonaro, 71, has been serving a 27-year prison sentence since November for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
In the decision, Moraes said the house arrest is going to last for an initial period of 90 days.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.“After this period, the presence of the requirements necessary for maintaining humanitarian house arrest will be reassessed, including a medical examination if needed,” the justice wrote.
Lawyers for the right-wing leader, who governed from 2019 to 2022, had long sought Moraes’ permission for him to serve his sentence under “humanitarian house arrest,” but the justice had previously denied all requests.
The reversal comes after Bolsonaro was admitted earlier this month to the intensive care unit of a Brasilia hospital with an acute form of pneumonia. He has been discharged from the ICU, a Tuesday medical note showed.
