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He battled justice and justice triumphed.

Sixty days subsequent to getting a quarter-century plus sentence for attempting to “destroy” Brazil’s democratic institutions, former president Jair Bolsonaro now looks destined for incarceration.

Expected Jailing

The convicted instigator – who's been subject to residential detention in his residence while a series of court processes and petitions unfold – is widely expected to be imprisoned in the near future, amidst mounting talk that he will be moved to a well-known top-security penitentiary.

Past Statements on Inmates

Over Bolsonaro’s 40-year public life, the far-right ex- soldier exhibited little mercy for the country's prison population.

“For what reason must we give those dirtbags a easy time?” he once pondered. “They deserve to be fucked, full-fucking-stop. That's my opinion.”

At another time, Bolsonaro proclaimed: “Unless you desire to finish behind bars, you simply need is to avoid sexual assault, abduction or rob.”

Jail Facility Speculation

But the possibility of Bolsonaro himself ending up in the Papuda prison high-security prison in Brasília has horrified supporters, a group of four this week visited the facility in an seeming attempt to dissuade the supreme court from transferring him there.

The senator, a senator from Bolsonaro’s political party who was one of the visitors, said he expected the 70-year-old figure to be imprisoned in the next 10 days and was concerned his destination could be Papuda.

Lucas claimed Bolsonaro’s acute gut ailments – the result of a life-threatening stabbing during the 2018 political campaign – meant it would be hazardous to keep the one-time head of state there. “His condition is extremely serious. He won’t be able to handle it if they move him to Papuda … It would be dreadful,” he added, who also expressed concern about cramped cells and the standard of jail cuisine.

When inspecting Papuda, Lucas recalled witnessing cells holding four dozen prisoners: “It's almost one meter squared per prisoner.

“We conversed to the prisoners and they grumble, of course, of the horrible cuisine,” remarked the senator.

Supporters React

The senator isn't the lone figure voicing opinions prior to the former president’s expected imprisonment.

Writing in a prominent publication, one more backer, the ex- communications minister Fábio Wajngarten, lamented the “severe” end to Bolsonaro’s “impeccable” time in office and asserted Brazil was about to see “the biggest unfairness in its history”.

“This is an unfairness that gnaws the souls of millions of Brazilians,” he stated.

Divided General Reaction

It is possibly true due to the substantial following Bolsonaro maintains on the conservative side. But his expected jailing has also warmed the feelings of millions others who think he ought to be jailed for planning to block the incoming president from taking power – and additionally plotting to have him assassinated.

Reimont Otoni, a congressman for the current president's Workers’ party, said: “Nobody desires Bolsonaro to be put in a dark cell. Not a soul wishes Bolsonaro to be put in segregation. No one wants Bolsonaro to go hungry or for him to have to lie on concrete. We want him to receive respectful care – but respectful handling while incarcerated. He can’t carry on being his self-appointed guard for his entire life.”

He observed how Bolsonaro allies, who have for a long time praising the tough conditions of inmates, had suddenly become aware to their privileges. “Just now has the far-right – which has always claimed that human rights were not for criminals – opted to inspect a jail to discover what circumstances are actually like,” he remarked.

“The former president is a criminal,” he affirmed, but that did not mean he deserved “shameful, demeaning handling”.

Potential Prison Conditions

Despite rumors that Bolsonaro could be moved to Papuda, which presently holds about thousands of prisoners, his probable assigned facility looks to be a close penitentiary for law enforcement and other “particular” detainees known as Papudinha (Minor Papuda).

Its cells are much more comfortable than those in the main prison, although nonetheless a world away from the comfort Bolsonaro enjoyed while living in the spectacular leader's home, approximately 20 kilometers away.

According to reports, the room Bolsonaro could expect to inhabit in Papudinha measures about 24 square meters – approximately the dimensions of a couple of car spots – and features a 12 sq metre WC with a bathing area and a 12 square meter veranda. “Bolsonaro would be allowed to have a set and also a cooler in his cell as long as they were provided by his loved ones,” information stated.

Partisan Reactions

The lawmaker criticized the rumoured proposal to send the ex-president to Papuda as “a type of payback” on the part of the judicial authority who oversaw Bolsonaro’s legal case and will rule on his fate in the {