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He battled the law and the law triumphed.

A couple of months following being handed a 27-year sentence for seeking to “destroy” the nation's political system, one-time leader Jair Bolsonaro now looks jail-bound.

Imminent Incarceration

The found-guilty plotter – who had been subject to residential detention in his residence while a series of court processes and challenges proceed – is widely expected to be jailed in the coming days, amidst mounting rumors that he will be moved to a notorious maximum security facility.

Past Comments on Convicts

Over Bolsonaro’s long time in politics, the conservative ex- soldier displayed minimal mercy for the country's jailed individuals.

“For what reason must we offer those dirtbags a good life?” he once pondered. “They deserve to be fucked, period. That's my view.”

In another instance, Bolsonaro proclaimed: “Should you not wish to wind up behind bars, the only thing required is to avoid sexual assault, kidnap or theft.”

Incarceration Location Debate

However the possibility of Bolsonaro himself winding up in the Papuda high-security prison in Brasília has appalled supporters, several of whom this week toured the facility in an apparent effort to discourage the high court from banishing him there.

Izalci Lucas, a politician from Bolsonaro’s Liberal party who was one of the visitors, claimed he predicted the 70-year-old leader to be jailed in the next 10 days and was concerned his location could be Papuda.

Lucas claimed Bolsonaro’s serious intestinal issues – the outcome of a near-fatal stabbing during the last presidential campaign – meant it would be dangerous to keep the one-time head of state there. “His health is highly critical. He won’t be able to manage if they take him to Papuda … It would be dreadful,” he commented, who also worried about packed cells and the standard of jail cuisine.

While visiting Papuda, Lucas recalled observing cells accommodating four dozen detainees: “It's virtually one square metre per prisoner.

“We spoke to the prisoners and they complain, naturally, of the awful cuisine,” remarked the senator.

Allies Voice Concerns

Lucas is not the lone figure speaking out before the ex-leader's anticipated detention.

Authoring in a leading newspaper, a different supporter, the ex- government official Fábio Wajngarten, deplored the “severe” conclusion to Bolsonaro’s “flawless” public service and claimed Brazil was about to see “the greatest political injustice in its record”.

“This is an wrong that erodes the spirits of many people in Brazil,” the former minister said.

Mixed General Reaction

That may be accurate due to the significant backing Bolsonaro holds on the right-wing. However his anticipated jailing has also gladdened the feelings of many other people who believe he should be imprisoned for plotting to block the incoming president from becoming president – and additionally scheming to have him killed.

The lawmaker, a congressman for the incumbent administration's political party, commented: “Nobody wants Bolsonaro to be placed in a dungeon. Nobody desires Bolsonaro to be put in segregation. Nobody wants Bolsonaro to lack food or for him to have to sleep on the floor. We wish him to obtain proper care – but dignified treatment while incarcerated. He can’t persist being his self-appointed guard for his lifetime.”

He observed how Bolsonaro allies, who have for a long time applauding the tough treatment of prisoners, had suddenly woken up to their rights. “Recently has the extreme right – which has repeatedly asserted that human rights are not for criminals – decided to tour a prison to discover what circumstances are actually like,” he stated.

“Bolsonaro is a criminal,” he affirmed, but that did not mean he deserved “shameful, insulting handling”.

Potential Jail Facilities

Despite rumors that Bolsonaro could be transferred to Papuda, which now holds about thousands of prisoners, his expected destination seems to be a nearby penitentiary for law enforcement and other “special” detainees known as Papudinha (Minor Papuda).

The accommodations are far more pleasant than those in the primary facility, although nonetheless a distant from the opulence Bolsonaro experienced while occupying the impressive leader's home, around a short distance away.

According to sources, the cell Bolsonaro could anticipate inhabit in Papudinha has about 260 square feet – roughly the area of a couple of car spots – and includes a 12 square meter restroom with a water facility and a 12 sq metre terrace. “The ex-president might be authorized to have a set and even a minibar in his room as long as they were donated by his loved ones,” the report suggested.

Ideological Responses

Senator Lucas condemned the talked-about idea to send the former leader to Papuda as “an act of revenge” on the part of the supreme court judge who presided over Bolsonaro’s proceedings and will decide his outcome in the {