Brazil Supreme Court justice orders Bolsonaro's transfer to penitentiary complex


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  • Friday, 16 Jan 2026

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro talks with media upon his arrival at Brasilia International Airport, in Brasilia, Brazil November 25, 2024. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

BRASILIA, ‌Jan 15 (Reuters) - Brazilian ‌Supreme Court Justice ‌Alexandre de Moraes ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro ‍be transferred ‍to the ‌Papuda Penitentiary Complex in ‍Brasilia, ​a court decision ⁠showed on Thursday.

Bolsonaro, who has ‌so far been carrying ⁠out ‍his 27-year sentence for plotting ‍a coup in ‌the Federal Police Superintendency, will be transferred to a building inside the penitentiary complex, the decision ‌showed.

(Reporting by Ricardo Brito in Brasilia; ​Writing by Andre Romani; Editing by Kylie Madry)

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