Brazil's Bolsonaro gets temporary house arrest for ill-health

BBC News - World Legal & JudicialNews ReportEN 2 min read 100% complete March 25, 2026 at 12:37 PM

Brazil's Bolsonaro gets temporary house arrest for ill-health

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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year sentence for leading a conspiracy, has been granted temporary house arrest for 90 days due to ill health, including pneumonia stemming from a 2018 knife attack. A Supreme Court Justice granted the request after Bolsonaro was recently hospitalized, reversing previous rejections. Bolsonaro will be monitored with an ankle bracelet and faces strict restrictions, including no phone or social media use, and limited visits from family, lawyers, and medical personnel. He was previously moved to a police cell after attempting to remove his ankle monitor. Despite being barred from running for office, Bolsonaro is supporting his son Flávio's presidential candidacy.

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Bolsonaro tried to remove his ankle monitor with a soldering iron.

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Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes granted the request for house arrest.

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Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in jail for leading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power.

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Bolsonaro was diagnosed with pneumonia and treated in an intensive care unit.

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Jair Bolsonaro has been granted temporary house arrest for 90 days due to poor health.

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Supreme Court 40% Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 50% Flávio Bolsonaro 60% Alexandre de Moraes ×370% Brazil 80% Jair Bolsonaro ×1195%

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jair bolsonaro 100% house arrest 90% poor health 70% brazil 60% ankle monitor 50% supreme court 50% flávio bolsonaro 40% political conspiracy 40%

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