Bolsonaro taken to prison – sentenced to 27 years

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Bolsonaro taken to prison – sentenced to 27 years
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Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has begun his prison sentence.

The right-wing radical politician was recently sentenced to 27 years in prison for trying to stage a coup after losing the 2022 election, when his supporters stormed parliament and government buildings.

Bolsonaro has been under house arrest since August this year, when he was deemed a high flight risk. His lawyers want the 70-year-old Bolsonaro to serve his sentence at home, as they believe that imprisonment would have posed a danger to his health.

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