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He fought the law and justice won.

Two months subsequent to receiving a 27-year sentence for seeking to “destroy” Brazil’s democracy, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro now appears jail-bound.

Anticipated Incarceration

The convicted instigator – who had been subject to house arrest in his mansion while a number of judicial steps and petitions proceed – is broadly anticipated to be jailed in the near future, amid mounting rumors that he will be transferred to a notorious top-security facility.

Previous Remarks on Inmates

Over Bolsonaro’s 40-year political career, the right-wing former paratrooper exhibited scant compassion for Brazil’s inmates.

“What’s the need to provide these lowlifes a easy time?” he previously wondered. “They deserve to be screwed, period. That's my opinion.”

On another occasion, Bolsonaro stated: “Should you not wish to end up behind bars, you simply need is not rape, kidnap or theft.”

Incarceration Facility Discussion

But the possibility of Bolsonaro himself winding up in the Papuda top-security prison in Brasília has appalled supporters, several of whom this week inspected the complex in an obvious bid to discourage the judiciary from transferring him there.

Senator Lucas, a lawmaker from Bolsonaro’s Liberal party who was one of the visitors, claimed he anticipated the elderly figure to be incarcerated in the coming fortnight and worried his destination could be Papuda.

The senator argued Bolsonaro’s severe intestinal ailments – the consequence of a almost deadly assault during the 2018 political campaign – implied it would be risky to keep the one-time head of state there. “His condition is very grave. He will not be able to manage if they take him to Papuda … It would be dreadful,” said the senator, who also worried about packed cells and the standard of jail cuisine.

During his tour Papuda, Lucas recalled seeing cells containing forty detainees: “That is practically one meter squared per inmate.

“We spoke to the inmates and they grumble, of course, of the horrible meals,” remarked the senator.

Allies React

The senator isn't the only voice expressing views prior to the former president’s anticipated incarceration.

Authoring in a prominent publication, a different supporter, the ex- cabinet member Fábio Wajngarten, lamented the “brutal” finale to Bolsonaro’s “flawless” public service and asserted Brazil was about to experience “the greatest unfairness in its past”.

“It is an unfairness that gnaws the hearts of millions Brazilian citizens,” he stated.

Divided Popular Reaction

This could be true considering the considerable following Bolsonaro maintains on the conservative side. Yet his predicted imprisonment has also pleased the spirits of many other people who feel he deserves to be incarcerated for plotting to stop his successor from becoming president – and additionally scheming to have him assassinated.

The lawmaker, a politician for the incumbent president's political party, commented: “No one wants Bolsonaro to be placed in a hole. Nobody desires Bolsonaro to be placed in segregation. Nobody wants Bolsonaro to go hungry or for him to have to sleep on the floor. We wish him to get dignified care – but proper treatment in prison. He can’t continue being his self-appointed guard for his entire life.”

The congressman noted how Bolsonaro supporters, who have spent years celebrating the severe handling of inmates, had abruptly realized to their rights. “Recently has the conservative fringe – which has always argued that basic rights are not for offenders – opted to inspect a prison to find out what situations are really like,” he stated.

“He is a criminal,” the congressman maintained, but that did not mean he deserved “shameful, degrading handling”.

Likely Prison Conditions

Regardless of talk that Bolsonaro could be moved to Papuda, which presently contains about thousands of detainees, his expected assigned facility appears to be a adjacent prison for officers and other “particular” inmates called Papudinha (Small Papuda).

Its cells are considerably more pleasant than those in the larger jail, although nonetheless a world away from the comfort Bolsonaro enjoyed while occupying the stunning leader's home, about 20 kilometers away.

According to reports, the accommodation Bolsonaro could anticipate reside in in Papudinha has about 24 square meters – roughly the size of a couple of car spots – and features a 12 sq metre bathroom with a water facility and a 12 sq metre veranda. “The ex-president might be authorized to have a TV and even a cooler in his room as long as they were donated by his loved ones,” sources stated.

Ideological Reactions

He criticized the rumoured proposal to send the one-time head of state to Papuda as “a type of payback” on the part of the presiding magistrate who oversaw Bolsonaro’s legal case and will decide his fate in the {