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SAO PAULO (AP) \u2014 Brazil\u2019s former President Jair Bolsonaro<\/a> was discharged from a hospital in the capital on Friday to continue serving a 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at his residence in an upscale gated community. <\/p>\n

The Supreme Court earlier in the week granted him the right of house imprisonment<\/a> due to failing health. The measure could be revised within 90 days.<\/p>\n

Bolsonaro left the hospital DF Star in Brasilia at around 10 a.m. local time and headed to the Jardim Botanico neighborhood, where he lived prior to his conviction with his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, and his 15-year-old daughter, Laura.<\/p>\n

The 71-year-old was hospitalized on March 13 for pneumonia, one of several health issues he has faced since he was stabbed by a man in 2018 before being elected president. He was put in intensive care for days due to kidney and inflammatory problems<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Bolsonaro governed between 2019 and 2022 and narrowly lost his reelection bid to current President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva.<\/p>\n

The former right-wing leader was accused of plotting with top aides to stay in office by decree despite the election loss, and was convicted of charges including attempted coup<\/a> and attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law. He has denied wrongdoing and called the case a political witchhunt.<\/p>\n

Both sides of the political divide criticize the decision<\/p>\n

The former president started serving his sentence in November in a 12-square-meter room at the federal police headquarters, which included a bed, a private bathroom, air conditioning, a TV set and a desk. In January, he was transferred to a 54-square-meter room with a 10-square-meter outside area that he could access at will at the Papuda penitentiary.<\/p>\n

Bolsonaro remains popular in Brazil and one of his sons, Sen. Fl\u00e1vio Bolsonaro<\/a>, is in a competitive position against Lula in polls ahead of October\u2019s presidential election. The former president is ineligible and will not be allowed to take a public role in any campaign.<\/p>\n

In his ruling, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes<\/a> stressed that Bolsonaro\u2019s transition to house arrest is conditional and that he could return to prison if he violates house imprisonment rules regardless of his medical condition.<\/p>\n

Bolsonaro will wear an ankle monitor and is not allowed to communicate with anyone outside his home. He is not allowed to host visitors except for doctors, family members and his lawyers. Police will watch his house and protesters won\u2019t be allowed to gather near it.<\/p>\n

Law professor Marcelo Crespo of ESPM university in Sao Paulo said it is unusual for house imprisonment rulings like Bolsonaro\u2019s to include a review after 90 days, but he said de Moraes was seeking \u201csome middle ground by not granting house imprisonment for an undetermined period.\u201d As recently as November, de Moraes deemed the former president to be a flight risk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 90-day review has drawn criticism from both sides of the political divide. <\/p>\n

Bolsonaro\u2019s family and allies, who consider de Moraes an adversary, have criticized the temporary nature of the house imprisonment. Detractors of the former president are also upset, saying he is receiving lenient treatment despite his long history of advocating for harsh penalties for convicts.<\/p>\n

The judge faces a separate scandal<\/p>\n

Bolsonaro\u2019s shift to house arrest comes as de Moraes and his wife are entangled in a scandal involving the multibillion-dollar collapse of Banco Master<\/a>, which was shut down in late 2025 by the Central Bank amid allegations of fraud involving businesspeople and politicians across the ideological spectrum.<\/p>\n

De Moraes, who until recently was hailed as a hero<\/a> by adversaries of the former president, has been under fire since January from both critics and allies of Bolsonaro over the justice\u2019s ties to the bank, which have raised concerns over conflicts of interest. They include his wife\u2019s former multimillion-dollar contract to provide legal services to the bank.<\/p>\n

De Moraes has denied wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

Political analyst Thomas Traumann, who has written books about Brazil\u2019s political divisions, attributed de Moraes\u2019 decision to grant Bolsonaro house imprisonment to political pressure over his links to the Banco Master scandal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it were up to him alone, he wouldn\u2019t let Bolsonaro go home,\u201d Traumann said.<\/p>\n

Traumann noted that Bolsonaro had health problems before going to prison, and that Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court has always been close to politics. \u201cDe Moraes needed to show some good will,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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