The Supreme Federal Court (STF) of Brazil ruled on Tuesday that the case against former President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) for attempting a coup d'état is now final, meaning he can begin serving his prison sentence. The case's rapporteur, Judge Alexandre de Moraes, stated that the former leader will serve his sentence at the Federal Police Superintendency in Brasília, where he was transferred preventively last Saturday due to a suspected attempted escape, reported Agencia Noticias Argentinas. Similarly, the STF closed the case against the also-convicted Alexandre Ramagem, a federal deputy and former director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency, and Anderson Torres, former Minister of Justice in Bolsonaro's government. Last September, the former president was sentenced by the STF to 27 years and three months in prison, initially in a closed regime, for leading a criminal organization that attempted to prevent the inauguration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and subvert the democratic rule of law. The former president denied any intention of fleeing and claimed the disconnection of his electronic ankle monitor was caused by an episode related to psychiatric medication. As a former president, legal precedent guarantees Bolsonaro the right to serve his sentence in a special cell, segregated from other inmates, so it is possible he will remain in the Federal Police facility. In theory, the defenses could still file appeals by the end of the weekend, a type of recourse with greater power to alter the conviction. However, according to the consolidated criterion in the STF, this type of recourse is only admitted when there are at least two votes in favor of acquittal, which did not occur in the September trial.
