The 71-year-old former far-right president was sentenced to 27 years in prison last September for an attempted coup in 2022. Since mid-January, Bolsonaro had been serving his sentence at the Papuda penitentiary complex in Brasília. On March 13, he was admitted to a private clinic in the capital after falling ill in his cell.

El beneficio, que rige por 90 días, inicia cuando el exmandatario brasileño abandone la clínica donde se recupera de una neumonía

Former Brazil president, serving 27 years over attempted coup, given initial 90-day period that could be extended