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He battled the law and the law won.

Sixty days after being handed a 27-year sentence for trying to “destroy” the nation's political system, one-time leader Jair Bolsonaro finally looks headed to prison.

Anticipated Jailing

The convicted coup-monger – who has been living under house arrest in his residence while a set of legal procedures and challenges unfold – is broadly anticipated to be imprisoned in the near future, amidst mounting talk that he will be moved to a well-known maximum security penitentiary.

Historical Remarks on Inmates

During Bolsonaro’s long political career, the far-right ex- soldier showed little compassion for the country's prison population.

“For what reason must we give these dirtbags a good life?” he once pondered. “They should just get fucked, period. That's my opinion.”

At another time, Bolsonaro stated: “Unless you desire to wind up there, the only thing required is to avoid rape, kidnap or rob.”

Prison Facility Discussion

However the prospect of Bolsonaro himself winding up in the Papuda prison high-security prison in Brasília has shocked backers, a group of four this week toured the facility in an apparent bid to discourage the judiciary from transferring him there.

Izalci Lucas, a politician from Bolsonaro’s Liberal party who was one of the visitors, said he anticipated the septuagenarian leader to be imprisoned in the coming fortnight and feared his destination could be Papuda.

He asserted Bolsonaro’s severe intestinal problems – the outcome of a near-fatal knife attack during the 2018 presidential election race – signified it would be hazardous to keep the ex-leader there. “His condition is extremely serious. He won’t be able to handle it if they move him to Papuda … It could be awful,” he commented, who also worried about packed cells and the condition of prison meals.

During his tour Papuda, Lucas noted observing cells holding four dozen prisoners: “That’s almost one square metre per detainee.

“We talked to the inmates and they complain, unsurprisingly, of the terrible food,” added the senator.

Backers Speak Out

He is not the sole person expressing views before the former president’s predicted detention.

Writing in a leading publication, another ally, the former cabinet member Fábio Wajngarten, deplored the “brutal” end to Bolsonaro’s “impeccable” public service and alleged Brazil was about to experience “the largest wrong in its record”.

“This is an wrong that erodes the souls of many Brazilian citizens,” Wajngarten wrote.

Divided General Opinion

That may be correct given the substantial following Bolsonaro retains on the conservative side. However his anticipated incarceration has also warmed the spirits of millions individuals who think he deserves to be incarcerated for planning to prevent the incoming president from becoming president – and also scheming to have him assassinated.

Reimont Otoni, a congressman for the sitting leader's allied group, said: “No one desires Bolsonaro to be sent in a hole. Nobody desires Bolsonaro to be sent in segregation. Not a soul desires Bolsonaro to lack food or for him to have to sleep on the floor. We wish him to get dignified care – but respectful care while incarcerated. He cannot continue being his personal jailer for his whole life.”

He observed how Bolsonaro backers, who have for a long time applauding the severe handling of prisoners, had suddenly become aware to their privileges. “Only now has the extreme right – which has repeatedly claimed that civil liberties should not be for lawbreakers – opted to visit a penitentiary to learn what circumstances are really like,” he stated.

“Bolsonaro is a offender,” Otoni insisted, but that did not mean he deserved “shameful, demeaning treatment”.

Potential Incarceration Facilities

In spite of rumors that Bolsonaro could be sent to Papuda, which now holds about 14,000 inmates, his probable location seems to be a nearby penitentiary for officers and other “special” prisoners called Papudinha (Small Papuda).

His potential cell are much more comfortable than those in the primary facility, although still a world away from the luxury Bolsonaro experienced while residing in the impressive leader's home, about 12 miles away.

According to information, the room Bolsonaro could likely occupy in Papudinha measures about 24 square meters – roughly the size of a couple of car spots – and features a 130 square foot bathroom with a shower and a 12 square meter balcony. “He could be permitted to have a set and additionally a cooler in his room as long as they were donated by his loved ones,” the report indicated.

Ideological Comments

Senator Lucas condemned the speculated idea to send the former leader 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 future in the {