Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from a hospital in the country's capital on Friday to continue serving a 27-year sentence for an attempted coup d'état at his residence, located within an exclusive gated community.
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court granted Bolsonaro the right to house arrest due to his delicate state of health. This measure could be reviewed within 90 days.
Bolsonaro left the DF Star Hospital in Brasília around 10:00 a.m. local time and headed to the Jardim Botânico neighborhood, where he lived prior to his conviction with his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, and his 15-year-old daughter, Laura.
The 71-year-old politician was hospitalized on March 13 with pneumonia—one of several health issues he has faced since being stabbed by an assailant in 2018, before he was elected president. He remained in intensive care for several days due to renal and inflammatory complications.
The former right-wing leader was accused of conspiring with high-level advisors to remain in office by decree despite his electoral defeat, and was convicted on charges including attempted coup d'état and the attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law. He has denied any wrongdoing and characterized the case as a political witch hunt.
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