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He fought justice and the legal system prevailed.

Two months subsequent to receiving a 27-year sentence for attempting to “destroy” the nation's political system, former president Jair Bolsonaro now looks headed to prison.

Expected Jailing

The found-guilty plotter – who's been living under home confinement in his residence while a series of judicial steps and petitions proceed – is broadly anticipated to be imprisoned in the coming days, during increasing speculation that he will be sent to a notorious top-security penitentiary.

Past Remarks on Inmates

During Bolsonaro’s long time in politics, the right-wing ex- military man displayed little compassion for the country's jailed individuals.

“For what reason must we offer these lowlifes a good life?” he once pondered. “They should just get fucked, full-fucking-stop. That's my view.”

In another instance, Bolsonaro stated: “Should you not wish to finish in prison, the only thing required is not rape, abduction or rob.”

Prison Destination Discussion

However the idea of Bolsonaro himself landing in the Papuda prison maximum security prison in Brasília has shocked allies, four of whom this week inspected the facility in an obvious bid to dissuade the supreme court from sending him there.

Senator Lucas, a lawmaker from Bolsonaro’s political party who was part of that quartet, said he expected the septuagenarian figure to be incarcerated in the following week and a half and was concerned his location could be Papuda.

The senator argued Bolsonaro’s severe gut issues – the consequence of a almost deadly assault during the 2018 presidential election race – signified it would be hazardous to keep the one-time head of state there. “His [health] situation is very grave. He will not be able to manage if they send him to Papuda … It could be terrible,” he added, who also worried about cramped cells and the standard of jail cuisine.

When inspecting Papuda, Lucas remembered observing cells accommodating 40 inmates: “That’s practically one square metre per prisoner.

“We spoke to the inmates and they grumble, unsurprisingly, of the awful food,” added the senator.

Supporters Voice Concerns

The senator isn't the lone figure speaking out prior to the ex-leader's anticipated incarceration.

Writing in a leading daily, another ally, the ex- government official Fábio Wajngarten, bemoaned the “severe” conclusion to Bolsonaro’s “impeccable” time in office and claimed Brazil was about to experience “the biggest political injustice in its past”.

“This is an wrong that erodes the spirits of many Brazilian citizens,” the former minister said.

Divided Popular Opinion

This could be correct given the substantial following Bolsonaro maintains on the right-wing. But his predicted incarceration has also gladdened the hearts of millions individuals who believe he should be incarcerated for conspiring to block the incoming president from taking power – and additionally conspiring to have him assassinated.

Reimont Otoni, a representative for the current administration's Workers’ party, commented: “Not a soul wishes Bolsonaro to be put in a dungeon. Nobody wants Bolsonaro to be sent in segregation. No one wants Bolsonaro to lack food or for him to have to sleep on the floor. We want him to get respectful care – but respectful care while incarcerated. He must not carry on being his own prison warden for his entire life.”

Otoni was struck by how Bolsonaro supporters, who have spent years celebrating the severe treatment of prisoners, had unexpectedly realized to their privileges. “Just now has the far-right – which has repeatedly asserted that human rights are not for lawbreakers – chosen to visit a penitentiary to learn what circumstances are truly like,” he stated.

“He is a criminal,” Otoni insisted, but that did not mean he merited “humiliating, demeaning handling”.

Possible Prison Facilities

In spite of speculation that Bolsonaro could be moved to Papuda, which presently contains about 14,000 inmates, his expected location appears to be a close prison for police officers and other “particular” detainees known as Papudinha (Little Papuda).

Its cells are much more comfortable than those in the main prison, although nevertheless a distant from the opulence Bolsonaro had while living in the spectacular leader's home, approximately 20 kilometers away.

Based on sources, the cell Bolsonaro could expect to inhabit in Papudinha is about 24 square meters – about the dimensions of a couple of car spots – and includes a 130 square foot restroom with a bathing area and a 130 square foot terrace. “Bolsonaro would be authorized to have a set and additionally a cooler in his cell as long as they were supplied by his loved ones,” information indicated.

Partisan Responses

The lawmaker criticized the speculated plan to send the one-time head of state to Papuda as “a type of payback” on the part of the presiding magistrate who presided over Bolsonaro’s proceedings and will rule on his future in the {