Bolsonaro Transferred to Prison to Serve Coup Plot Sentence

Former President Jair Bolsonaro — Former President Jair Bolsonaro
Photographer: Arthur Menescal/Bloomberg

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By Daniel Carvalho

January 15, 2026 at 9:03 PM UTC

Updated on

January 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM UTC

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro was transferred to prison to continue serving his sentence for trying to remain in power after his narrow 2022 election defeat.

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