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He fought justice and the legal system won.

Sixty days subsequent to getting a twenty-seven-year sentence for seeking to “destroy” the nation's democracy, one-time leader Jair Bolsonaro at last looks headed to prison.

Imminent Jailing

The adjudicated plotter – who's been under residential detention in his estate while a number of court processes and petitions play out – is largely predicted to be imprisoned in the near future, during increasing talk that he will be sent to a infamous top-security penitentiary.

Past Statements on Prisoners

Over Bolsonaro’s four-decade time in politics, the far-right ex- soldier showed little compassion for Brazil’s jailed individuals.

“For what reason must we provide those scoundrels a easy time?” he once mused. “They should just get screwed, full-fucking-stop. That's my view.”

In another instance, Bolsonaro proclaimed: “If you don’t want to finish behind bars, the only thing required is not sexual assault, abduction or rob.”

Jail Destination Speculation

However the possibility of Bolsonaro himself landing in the Papuda high-security prison in Brasília has appalled allies, several of whom this week visited the facility in an obvious attempt to discourage the high court from banishing him there.

The senator, a politician from Bolsonaro’s political party who was among that group, claimed he predicted the septuagenarian leader to be incarcerated in the next 10 days and was concerned his destination could be Papuda.

Lucas claimed Bolsonaro’s severe intestinal ailments – the outcome of a near-fatal stabbing during the last political campaign – meant it would be dangerous to keep the one-time head of state there. “His condition is very grave. He will not be able to cope if they send him to Papuda … It would be awful,” he added, who also expressed concern about overcrowded cells and the quality of inmate food.

While visiting Papuda, Lucas remembered witnessing cells holding 40 inmates: “It's practically one square metre per inmate.

“We conversed to the prisoners and they protest, unsurprisingly, of the horrible meals,” added the senator.

Allies Voice Concerns

The senator isn't the lone figure expressing views ahead of the ex-leader's anticipated detention.

Writing in a major daily, another ally, the former government official Fábio Wajngarten, deplored the “brutal” conclusion to Bolsonaro’s “flawless” time in office and alleged Brazil was about to see “the greatest political injustice in its record”.

“It represents an unfairness that erodes the spirits of millions of Brazilians,” the former minister said.

Varied Public Reaction

This could be correct given the significant following Bolsonaro holds on the Brazilian right. But his predicted incarceration has also gladdened the spirits of millions others who believe he ought to be imprisoned for plotting to prevent the incoming president from taking power – and also conspiring to have him assassinated.

Congressman Otoni, a politician for the current leader's allied group, said: “No one wants Bolsonaro to be sent in a hole. Nobody desires Bolsonaro to be sent in segregation. Nobody wants Bolsonaro to lack food or for him to have to rest on hard ground. We want him to get proper treatment – but proper treatment in prison. He can’t continue being his own prison warden for his whole life.”

He observed how Bolsonaro supporters, who have spent years celebrating the severe handling of inmates, had abruptly become aware to their rights. “Recently has the conservative fringe – which has always asserted that basic rights were not for offenders – chosen to inspect a jail to find out what circumstances are truly like,” he said.

“Bolsonaro is a criminal,” the congressman maintained, but that did not mean he deserved “degrading, demeaning treatment”.

Potential Jail Environment

In spite of speculation that Bolsonaro could be transferred to Papuda, which currently contains about 14,000 prisoners, his expected destination looks to be a adjacent penitentiary for law enforcement and other “particular” inmates referred to as Papudinha (Minor Papuda).

The accommodations are considerably more comfortable than those in the primary facility, although nonetheless a world away from the comfort Bolsonaro had while residing in the impressive leader's home, around 20 kilometers away.

Based on reports, the accommodation Bolsonaro could anticipate occupy in Papudinha measures about 260 square feet – approximately the dimensions of a couple of car spots – and includes a 12 sq metre restroom with a shower and a 130 square foot balcony. “Bolsonaro would be permitted to have a set and also a cooler in his cell as long as they were donated by his family,” sources indicated.

Political Reactions

He condemned the rumoured plan to send the ex-president to Papuda as “a form of payback” on the part of the supreme court judge who oversaw Bolsonaro’s proceedings and will rule on his outcome in the {