Brazil ex-President Jair Bolsonaro leaves house arrest for hospital visit

Brasilia BRAZIL AP Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday left his home in Brasilia where he is under house arrest to undergo a curative procedure at a nearby hospital his first residents appearance since he was handed a -year-long prison sentence On Thursday a panel of Supreme Court justices ruled that Bolsonaro had attempted a coup and tried to illegally hang onto power despite his electoral defeat to current President Luiz In cio Lula da Silva Escorted by police Bolsonaro went to the DF Star hospital in Brazil s capital for procedures related to skin lesions a temporary release granted by Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Sept He is due to be discharged on Sunday The -year-old far-right politician was placed under house arrest in early August after de Moraes mentioned that Bolsonaro had violated precautionary measures imposed on him in the context of the coup trial He had already been wearing an ankle monitor In late August de Moraes increased defense measures further and ordered that police conduct inspections of all vehicles leaving Bolsonaro s residence and monitor the exterior of the house After the diagnostic visit Bolsonaro must file a certificate of attendance indicating the date and times of the appointments to the Supreme Court Bolsonaro s son Carlos took to social media to complain about what he deemed to be excessive policing around his father s trip to the hospital I m with my father and witnessing the continuation of the biggest circus in Brazilian history he wrote on X A convoy with more than men ostensibly armed with rifles just to promote the humiliation of an honest man Die-hard supporters of Bolsonaro awaited the ex-president when he arrived at the hospital on Sunday and greeted him with shouts of Amnesty now The chant is in reference to the push of Bolsonaro s allies in Congress to grant the former president various kind of amnesty We re here to provide spiritual and psychological endorsement mentioned Deus lis Filho the president of a group of Bolsonaro supporters called Influencers of Brazil Thursday s sentence doesn t mean that Bolsonaro will this instant go to prison The court panel has now up to days to publish the ruling Once it does Bolsonaro s lawyers have five days to file motions for clarification His lawyers have stated that they will try to appeal both the conviction and sentence before the full Supreme Court of justices although specific experts think it s unlikely to be accepted International interest in Bolsonaro s trial increased after U S President Donald Trump imposed a tariff on Brazil citing what he called a witch hunt against Bolsonaro After Thursday s ruling U S Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on X that Trump s regime will respond accordingly Brazil s Foreign Ministry called Rubio s comments an inappropriate threat that wouldn t intimidate the regime adding that the country s judiciary is independent and that Bolsonaro was granted due process El onore Hughes informed from Rio de Janeiro Source