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He battled the legal system and justice prevailed.

A couple of months after being handed a 27-year sentence for trying to “eradicate” the nation's democratic institutions, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro now looks headed to prison.

Anticipated Imprisonment

The convicted plotter – who has been subject to home confinement in his mansion while a number of court processes and appeals play out – is broadly anticipated to be jailed in the coming days, during growing speculation that he will be moved to a notorious maximum security facility.

Previous Statements on Inmates

During Bolsonaro’s 40-year time in politics, the far-right former soldier showed little sympathy for the country's prison population.

“For what reason must we give those scoundrels a good life?” he previously wondered. “They deserve to be fucked, full-fucking-stop. That's my view.”

At another time, Bolsonaro stated: “If you don’t want to end up behind bars, you simply need is not rape, abduction or theft.”

Jail Destination Speculation

However the possibility of Bolsonaro himself winding up in the Papuda maximum security prison in Brasília has shocked allies, four of whom this week inspected the prison in an obvious attempt to dissuade the judiciary from banishing him there.

The senator, a politician from Bolsonaro’s political party who was part of that quartet, said he expected the septuagenarian figure to be jailed in the next 10 days and was concerned his destination could be Papuda.

The senator argued Bolsonaro’s serious digestive ailments – the consequence of a near-fatal assault during the 2018 election race – meant it would be risky to keep the former president there. “His [health] situation is highly critical. He cannot to manage if they take him to Papuda … It would be awful,” said the senator, who also worried about overcrowded cells and the quality of inmate food.

During his tour Papuda, Lucas remembered witnessing cells holding four dozen inmates: “That is virtually one square metre per inmate.

“We spoke to the convicts and they protest, unsurprisingly, of the terrible meals,” continued the senator.

Allies Speak Out

He is not the sole person speaking out prior to the one-time head of state's expected incarceration.

Penning in a major newspaper, one more backer, the ex- cabinet member Fábio Wajngarten, lamented the “harsh” conclusion to Bolsonaro’s “flawless” political career and alleged Brazil was about to see “the greatest political injustice in its history”.

“This is an wrong that erodes the spirits of countless Brazilian citizens,” he stated.

Divided Popular Reaction

That may be accurate considering the considerable backing Bolsonaro holds on the conservative side. But his predicted imprisonment has also pleased the feelings of many individuals who believe he deserves to be jailed for plotting to prevent the elected leader from assuming office – and even scheming to have him killed.

Reimont Otoni, a congressman for the sitting leader's allied group, said: “Nobody wants Bolsonaro to be placed in a hole. Nobody wants Bolsonaro to be sent in isolation. Not a soul wants Bolsonaro not to be fed or for him to have to rest on hard ground. We want him to receive proper treatment – but respectful care in prison. He must not persist being his self-appointed guard for his lifetime.”

Otoni was struck by how Bolsonaro backers, who have spent years celebrating the severe handling of convicts, had unexpectedly realized to their rights. “Just now has the conservative fringe – which has always claimed that human rights were not for criminals – decided to inspect a prison to discover what conditions are really like,” he stated.

“He is a lawbreaker,” he affirmed, but that did not mean he earned “humiliating, insulting handling”.

Likely Prison Facilities

Regardless of talk that Bolsonaro could be transferred to Papuda, which currently contains about fourteen thousand detainees, his probable destination seems to be a nearby penitentiary for law enforcement and other “unique” detainees referred to as Papudinha (Minor Papuda).

Its cells are much more comfortable than those in the larger jail, although nevertheless a distant from the luxury Bolsonaro enjoyed while residing in the stunning presidential palace, around 12 miles away.

Based on sources, the cell Bolsonaro could expect to occupy in Papudinha has about 24 square meters – about the dimensions of a couple of car spots – and features a 130 square foot bathroom with a shower and a 130 square foot terrace. “The ex-president might be permitted to have a TV and additionally a cooler in his room as long as they were donated by his relatives,” information indicated.

Ideological Reactions

The lawmaker condemned the rumoured proposal to send the one-time head of state to Papuda as “a form of revenge” on the part of the supreme court judge who oversaw Bolsonaro’s legal case and will rule on his future in the {