Since violating the electronic ankle bracelet used in house arrest, in November 2025, the former president () has pressured the (Federal Supreme Court) to, in the impossibility of escaping the sentence for having led a coup d’état, carry it out at home.
Anklet rape was followed by court conviction and incarceration at the PF (Federal Police) Superintendency of Brasília. Between comings and goings from the hospital, the politician wrote a letter to Brazilians in which he announced the endorsement of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) to run for President and, through lawyers, asked for a SmartTV and complained about the noise from the air conditioning.
In January, he went to Papudinha, where he went to have hernia surgery and saw the possibility of receiving a visit from Darren Beattie, advisor to the American president, as well as receiving politicians seeking support for the events.
All this happened amid reports from the former president to allies, as shown by Sheetabout fear of death and an attack on Flávio.
This month, a case of bronchopneumonia was treated by his medical team as a worsening of the former president’s clinical conditions, and the defense requested a request for house arrest, which was granted this Tuesday (24) by Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the STF (Supreme Federal Court).
Remember Bolsonaro’s main moments, from the attempt to break his ankle bracelet to his most recent trip to the hospital.
‘Outbreak’ and ankle bracelet
In November 2025, the former president was under house arrest when. The equipment was one of the alternative precautionary measures to prison determined by the courts in a context in which Bolsonaro had failed to comply with a ban on using them.
It’s a paranoia crisis. After the episode, the STF minister ordered his preventive detention. In addition to the violation of the ankle bracelet, the judge cited a risk of flight to the US embassy and a vigil called by his son Flávio in front of the former president’s condominium.
Preventive detention in the PF
It occurred on November 22nd. The politician had already been sentenced by the First Panel of the Supreme Court to 27 years and 3 months in prison, but the period was for appeal before the final ruling.
He was taken to the PF Superintendence of the Federal District, where he stayed in a private bathroom and work desk. The place is reserved for public figures and authorities.
Final conviction and air conditioning
Three days after having preventively gone to the PF office, Jair Bolsonaro received a definitive sentence for the coup attempt. This happened after the investigations began.
The sentence began in the PF room. The space also had a minibar, television and air conditioning, which became the target of the politician’s complaints. According to his defense, the disease affected the former president’s health. During the period, lawyers also asked for a SmartTV.
Hernia, hiccups and hospital
On December 24, Jair Bolsonaro left prison at the Federal Police for the first time to undergo surgery to correct a bilateral inguinal hernia, a condition in which tissue in the abdomen swells and creates a bulge in the groin area.
He also underwent procedures to control hiccups and recorded spikes in hypertension. The politician was discharged on January 1st, when he returned to serve his sentence at the Superintendency headquarters.
Flávio pre-candidate for president
On December 25th, Flávio Bolsonaro read, in front of the hospital where his father was hospitalized, in which the former president nominated his son to take over his estate and run for president of the Republic.
Jair Bolsonaro spoke of paying a high price, with his health and family, to do what he believes “is best for our Brazil”. He repeated a speech about injustice and spoke of the need to nominate his son. Before that, . Afterwards, he spoke of his intention not to give up on his objective and has been identified in research as Lula’s main opponent.
Fall in the PF room
In early January, former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro (PL) reported that he was in prison while sleeping.
“My love is not well. During the night, while he was sleeping, he had a crisis, fell and hit his head on the furniture”, he said in a post. “As the room remains closed, he only received assistance when they called him for my visit.”
The defense spoke of a suspected risk of trauma. The PF doctor found minor injuries and said it was not necessary to take the prisoner to the hospital.
STF minister Alexandre de Moraes authorized the politician to go to the DF Star hospital in Brasília to carry out tests.
Papudinha
Bolsonaro was transferred to the 19th Military Police Battalion, known as Papudinha.
The new cell, measuring 65 m², is exclusive to the former president. The transfer was authorized by Moraes, who countered criticism from the politician’s family about the room at the PF, saying that prison is not a “hotel stay” or “holiday camp”.
“Deceitfully and regrettably, there has been a systematic attempt to delegitimize the regular and legal execution of Jair Messias Bolsonaro’s custodial sentence, which has been taking place with absolute respect for the dignity of the human person and under extremely favorable conditions in relation to the rest of the Brazilian penitentiary system,” he wrote.
The place has an outdoor area, kitchen, bathroom, closets, double bed and TV.
Prison visits and fear of death
Bolsonaro received visits from allies such as the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans). When visiting him for the first time in Papudinha, Tarcísio reinforced his bid for re-election.
Other pre-candidates went to the prison in search of launching themselves into their electoral strongholds. THE Sheet Allies who visited the former president stated that the politician was an attack on Flávio Bolsonaro.
Trump advisor
A visit was authorized and then canceled by the Supreme Court. Minister Alexandre de Moraes had allowed the former president to receive Darren Beattie, advisor to the American president. After a statement from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the magistrate retreated.
The judge stated that the visit could constitute “undue interference in the internal affairs of the Brazilian State”. He also said the request does not fit with the State Department’s officially communicated objectives related to .
Darren Beattie is critical of Moraes and the federal government, and his visit would take place in a context in which the .
Bronchopneumonia
The former president was diagnosed with bronchopneumonia, a type of infection that affects bronchioles and alveoli. The hospitalization was used by the defense to request, once again, the granting of house arrest.
Lawyers argue that the president’s health demands the measure, which has been denied by the STF on the grounds that the prison unit has the necessary resources to adequately care for the former president. The PGR (Attorney General’s Office) of the request.
