Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro is set for a temporary shift from prison to home detention as doctors manage ongoing respiratory illness.
Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro will be placed under 90 days of house arrest after authorities approved a health-based request to ease his detention conditions.
A court decision by Judge Alexandre de Moraes followed medical advice and recommendations from the Attorney General’s Office, citing the need for recovery from bronchopneumonia.
Bolsonaro, who has been hospitalized in Brasília since mid-March, is currently in intensive care but doctors say his condition is improving and he may soon be discharged.
The house arrest period will begin once he leaves hospital, with his situation set to be reviewed after 90 days.
The former leader, who is serving a 27-year prison sentence over an attempted coup, has faced recurring health issues in recent years, including complications from a 2018 stabbing during his campaign.
Bottom line: The court says the move is temporary and strictly health-related—not a change in his legal case.
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