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He fought the law and the legal system won.

A couple of months following being handed a quarter-century plus sentence for trying to “eradicate” Brazil’s democratic institutions, one-time leader Jair Bolsonaro now appears headed to prison.

Expected Imprisonment

The adjudicated instigator – who's been subject to house arrest in his residence while a number of legal procedures and appeals unfold – is widely expected to be imprisoned in the near future, amid increasing talk that he will be transferred to a notorious high-security facility.

Previous Statements on Prisoners

During Bolsonaro’s 40-year public life, the right-wing ex- soldier exhibited little sympathy for Brazil’s inmates.

“Why should we offer those dirtbags a easy time?” he once pondered. “They should just get screwed, full-fucking-stop. That's my opinion.”

In another instance, Bolsonaro stated: “Should you not wish to end up there, the only thing required is to avoid sexual assault, kidnap or rob.”

Prison Destination Speculation

However the prospect of Bolsonaro himself winding up in the Papuda high-security prison in Brasília has shocked allies, several of whom this week inspected the complex in an obvious attempt to dissuade the high court from banishing him there.

Izalci Lucas, a lawmaker from Bolsonaro’s Liberal party who was part of that quartet, claimed he anticipated the septuagenarian politician to be incarcerated in the following week and a half and worried his location could be Papuda.

Lucas claimed Bolsonaro’s severe intestinal issues – the result of a life-threatening knife attack during the 2018 election race – meant it would be hazardous to keep the former president there. “His health is very grave. He will not be able to handle it if they take him to Papuda … It would be dreadful,” he commented, who also expressed concern about overcrowded cells and the quality of inmate food.

While visiting Papuda, Lucas noted seeing cells accommodating forty prisoners: “It's almost one square meter per prisoner.

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

Backers React

The senator isn't the only voice voicing opinions before the former president’s expected incarceration.

Writing in a prominent newspaper, another ally, the ex- cabinet member Fábio Wajngarten, lamented the “harsh” finale to Bolsonaro’s “flawless” time in office and asserted Brazil was about to witness “the greatest political injustice in its past”.

“It is an unfairness that erodes the souls of many Brazilian citizens,” he stated.

Mixed Public Opinion

This could be true given the substantial support Bolsonaro retains on the conservative side. However his anticipated imprisonment has also warmed the spirits of many others who feel he should be jailed for planning to stop the elected leader from taking power – and even conspiring to have him assassinated.

Congressman Otoni, a representative for the current president's Workers’ party, stated: “Not a soul wants Bolsonaro to be sent in a hole. Nobody wishes Bolsonaro to be put in segregation. Not a soul wishes Bolsonaro to lack food or for him to have to sleep on the floor. We desire him to obtain respectful handling – but proper treatment in prison. He must not continue being his personal jailer for his lifetime.”

Otoni was struck by how Bolsonaro allies, who have spent years celebrating the severe handling of prisoners, had abruptly realized to their entitlements. “Recently has the conservative fringe – which has repeatedly claimed that basic rights should not be for offenders – chosen to tour a jail to learn what situations are actually like,” he said.

“The former president is a offender,” the congressman maintained, but that did not mean he earned “shameful, demeaning conduct”.

Likely Incarceration Conditions

Regardless of rumors that Bolsonaro could be moved to Papuda, which presently holds about 14,000 inmates, his probable assigned facility seems to be a adjacent penitentiary for law enforcement and other “special” inmates called Papudinha (Small Papuda).

His potential cell are far more pleasant than those in the main prison, although nevertheless a distant from the comfort Bolsonaro had while living in the stunning presidential palace, about 20 kilometers away.

As per sources, the cell Bolsonaro could anticipate reside in in Papudinha is about 24 square meters – approximately the area of two parking spaces – and includes a 12 sq metre restroom with a bathing area and a 12 sq metre terrace. “The ex-president might be allowed to have a TV and even a small fridge in his quarters as long as they were supplied by his relatives,” the report stated.

Partisan Responses

The lawmaker condemned the speculated idea to send the ex-president to Papuda as “a type of revenge” on the part of the presiding magistrate who presided over Bolsonaro’s coup trial and will decide his outcome in the {