Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves hospital and returns to jail in capital Brasilia
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Key Points:
- Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from a hospital in Brasilia after a week of recovery from a double hernia surgery and minor procedures, returning to the federal police headquarters to continue serving his 27-year prison sentence.
- Bolsonaro was sentenced by Brazil’s Supreme Court for leading a coup attempt to remain in power after his 2022 election defeat, with charges including leading an armed criminal organization and plotting violence against political figures.
- Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes denied Bolsonaro’s request for house arrest post-hospitalization, and Bolsonaro remains isolated from other inmates in a private, well-equipped cell.
- Bolsonaro’s eldest son, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, was recently named the presidential candidate for Bolsonaro’s political party, setting up a challenge against
