Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro leaves the DF Star hospital in Brasilia on September 14, 2025, after undergoing a series of medical examinations, as he remains under house arrest. SERGIO LIMA / AFP
Lawyers for former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro on Friday, November 21 requested he be allowed to serve a 27-year prison sentence for coup plotting under house arrest, citing ill health.
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Bolsonaro gets more than 27 years in prison for attempted coup in historic ruling
Bolsonaro, 70, has been under house arrest since August as he stood trial for seeking to prevent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office after his 2022 election loss.
