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He fought justice and the law triumphed.

Sixty days after getting a 27-year sentence for trying to “annihilate” the nation's democratic institutions, one-time leader Jair Bolsonaro at last looks headed to prison.

Expected Imprisonment

The convicted plotter – who has been subject to residential detention in his estate while a number of legal procedures and petitions play out – is widely expected to be jailed in the near future, amidst mounting rumors that he will be sent to a well-known maximum security penitentiary.

Past Remarks on Inmates

Throughout Bolsonaro’s 40-year time in politics, the conservative ex- paratrooper displayed minimal mercy for the country's inmates.

“Why should we offer these dirtbags a good life?” he once mused. “They should just get messed, full-fucking-stop. That’s what I reckon.”

At another time, Bolsonaro stated: “Unless you desire to wind up behind bars, the only thing required is not sexual assault, abduction or rob.”

Incarceration Facility Discussion

However the idea of Bolsonaro himself landing in the Papuda top-security prison in Brasília has shocked supporters, four of whom this week inspected the prison in an obvious effort to prevent the judiciary from banishing him there.

The senator, a lawmaker from Bolsonaro’s political party who was one of the visitors, claimed he anticipated the septuagenarian leader to be imprisoned in the coming fortnight and was concerned his location could be Papuda.

The senator argued Bolsonaro’s severe intestinal issues – the result of a life-threatening knife attack during the 2018 political campaign – signified it would be hazardous to keep the former president there. “His health is very grave. He cannot to cope if they send him to Papuda … It could be awful,” said the senator, who also expressed concern about packed cells and the quality of jail cuisine.

When inspecting Papuda, Lucas noted seeing cells accommodating four dozen prisoners: “That’s almost one meter squared per inmate.

“We conversed to the convicts and they complain, unsurprisingly, of the horrible meals,” added the senator.

Allies Speak Out

The senator isn't the sole person speaking out ahead of the former president’s anticipated detention.

Penning in a prominent publication, another ally, the former government official Fábio Wajngarten, lamented the “severe” conclusion to Bolsonaro’s “spotless” public service and asserted Brazil was about to see “the biggest political injustice in its history”.

“This is an wrong that eats away the souls of many of Brazilians,” he stated.

Varied General Reaction

This could be true due to the substantial backing Bolsonaro holds on the conservative side. However his anticipated jailing has also pleased the spirits of millions others who feel he ought to be jailed for plotting to block his successor from becoming president – and even conspiring to have him killed.

The lawmaker, a representative for the sitting president's allied group, stated: “Nobody wishes Bolsonaro to be sent in a dark cell. Nobody desires Bolsonaro to be placed in segregation. No one wants Bolsonaro not to be fed or for him to have to rest on hard ground. We want him to get proper treatment – but respectful care behind bars. He must not persist being his own prison warden for his lifetime.”

The congressman noted how Bolsonaro backers, who have spent years praising the tough treatment of prisoners, had abruptly woken up to their privileges. “Recently has the conservative fringe – which has repeatedly claimed that basic rights should not be for lawbreakers – decided to visit a prison to find out what situations are actually like,” he stated.

“The former president is a lawbreaker,” the congressman maintained, but that did not mean he deserved “shameful, degrading handling”.

Potential Jail Conditions

Regardless of talk that Bolsonaro could be moved to Papuda, which currently holds about thousands of inmates, his probable location seems to be a adjacent penitentiary for police officers and other “special” detainees called Papudinha (Little Papuda).

His potential cell are considerably more pleasant than those in the larger jail, although still a world away from the luxury Bolsonaro enjoyed while residing in the stunning leader's home, about a short distance away.

As per sources, the cell Bolsonaro could expect to reside in in Papudinha is about 260 square feet – roughly the size of vehicle spaces – and features a 12 square meter WC with a shower and a 130 square foot veranda. “He could be permitted to have a TV and additionally a minibar in his quarters as long as they were provided by his family,” information stated.

Partisan Comments

Senator Lucas condemned the rumoured proposal to send the one-time head of state to Papuda as “a form of retaliation” on the part of the supreme court judge who oversaw Bolsonaro’s proceedings and will decide his future in the {