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He fought justice and justice won.

Two months subsequent to being handed a 27-year sentence for trying to “destroy” Brazil’s democracy, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro now looks headed to prison.

Imminent Incarceration

The convicted coup-monger – who had been subject to house arrest in his estate while a set of legal procedures and challenges play out – is broadly anticipated to be incarcerated in the next few days, amid growing talk that he will be sent to a notorious maximum security facility.

Historical Statements on Convicts

Throughout Bolsonaro’s long political career, the far-right ex- military man displayed minimal mercy for Brazil’s jailed individuals.

“What’s the need to give these lowlifes a comfortable existence?” he once mused. “They should just get fucked, period. That's my view.”

In another instance, Bolsonaro stated: “If you don’t want to wind up there, all you have to do is to avoid rape, abduction or rob.”

Jail Facility Debate

But the idea of Bolsonaro himself ending up in the Papuda top-security prison in Brasília has appalled allies, a group of four this week inspected the prison in an obvious attempt to discourage the supreme court from transferring him there.

Izalci Lucas, a lawmaker from Bolsonaro’s Liberal party who was among that group, claimed he predicted the elderly leader to be jailed in the next 10 days and feared his assigned prison could be Papuda.

The senator argued Bolsonaro’s serious digestive issues – the consequence of a near-fatal knife attack during the 2018 presidential campaign – implied it would be dangerous to keep the ex-leader there. “His condition is extremely serious. He will not be able to cope if they move him to Papuda … It would be awful,” said the senator, who also expressed concern about overcrowded cells and the quality of prison meals.

When inspecting Papuda, Lucas recalled witnessing cells accommodating four dozen inmates: “It's practically one square metre per prisoner.

“We talked to the convicts and they complain, unsurprisingly, of the awful meals,” continued the senator.

Backers React

He is not the only voice speaking out ahead of the former president’s expected detention.

Authoring in a major newspaper, another ally, the former communications minister Fábio Wajngarten, lamented the “brutal” end to Bolsonaro’s “spotless” political career and asserted Brazil was about to witness “the biggest political injustice in its history”.

“It represents an unfairness that eats away the hearts of millions people in Brazil,” Wajngarten wrote.

Mixed General Opinion

It is possibly accurate considering the considerable following Bolsonaro maintains on the Brazilian right. However his expected jailing has also pleased the hearts of millions individuals who think he ought to be incarcerated for conspiring to stop his successor from taking power – and additionally scheming to have him murdered.

Reimont Otoni, a politician for the incumbent administration's allied group, said: “Not a soul wants Bolsonaro to be placed in a dark cell. Nobody wants Bolsonaro to be sent in segregation. Not a soul wishes Bolsonaro not to be fed or for him to have to rest on hard ground. We desire him to get proper care – but dignified handling while incarcerated. He cannot carry on being his personal jailer for his lifetime.”

He observed how Bolsonaro supporters, who have spent years praising the tough treatment of convicts, had abruptly become aware to their privileges. “Recently has the conservative fringe – which has repeatedly asserted that human rights are not for lawbreakers – decided to visit a jail to discover what situations are truly like,” he remarked.

“Bolsonaro is a criminal,” he affirmed, but that did not mean he earned “degrading, demeaning conduct”.

Likely Jail Facilities

Despite speculation that Bolsonaro could be moved to Papuda, which presently contains about 14,000 inmates, his more likely destination appears to be a close penitentiary for police officers and other “particular” prisoners known as Papudinha (Little Papuda).

His potential cell are much more pleasant than those in the primary facility, although nevertheless a distant from the luxury Bolsonaro had while occupying the stunning leader's home, approximately a short distance away.

As per information, the accommodation Bolsonaro could likely occupy in Papudinha is about 24 square meters – roughly the dimensions of vehicle spaces – and contains a 130 square foot restroom with a shower and a 12 sq metre terrace. “He could be authorized to have a TV and also a minibar in his room as long as they were donated by his relatives,” sources suggested.

Ideological Reactions

He criticized the rumoured proposal to send the former leader to Papuda as “a type of retaliation” on the part of the judicial authority who led Bolsonaro’s legal case and will determine his future in the {