Brazils Former President Jair Bolsonaro to Serve Prison Sentence at Home Because of Ill Health

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaves DF Star hospital after undergoing minor surgery to remove skin spots, in Brasília, Brazil, on Sept. 14, 2025. Ton Molina/Getty ImagesBrazil’s Supreme Court has ruled that former President Jair Bolsonaro can continue to serve his 27-year prison sentence for a coup attempt under house arrest because of his ill health, but the decision will be reassessed in 90 days.Bolsonaro was admitted to DF Star hospital on March 13 for bronchopneumonia, one of several health problems he has faced since a man stabbed him in 2018 before he was elected president. He was discharged from the intensive care unit on March 24.