Brazil’s Supreme Court rejects Jair Bolsonaro’s request for house arrest
Brazil’s Supreme Court rejects Jair Bolsonaro’s request for house arrest
Brazil’s Supreme Court rejects Jair Bolsonaro’s request for house arrest
Bolsonaro's latest petition, one in a series, comes after he spent the week in hospital for a hernia and hiccups.
Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: 01/01/2026 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:Jair Bolsonaro, 70, has been in and out of hospital over the past week. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3Brazilian Supreme Court denies request to move him from prison to house arrest. Justice Alexandre de Moraes argued that he already has access to round-the-clock medical care. Multiple requests This is not the first time the court has rejected a similar petition from Bolsonaro. He was taken into custody in November after damaging an ankle monitor that allowed him to remain at home while pursuing appeals. Bolsonaro had been convicted in September. But his defence team filed a request for house arrest. That request has been denied. He travelled to Brasilia’s DF Star hospital to receive treatment. Lula bests incumbent Bolsonaro by less than two percentage points with 50.9 percent of the vote. He refused to publicly concede defeat, although media reports indicate he may have done so in private. Meanwhile, he and his allies filed a legal challenge against the election outcome that was quickly rejected for its “total absence of any evidence” The tensions culminated on January 8, 2023, a week after Lula’s inauguration. Some supporters expressed hope they could lead to a military coup that would remove Lula from power. In November 2024, federal police issued a sweeping report accusing Bolsonaro and 36 allies of attempting to “violently dismantle” Brazil’s constitutional order.
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