Where will Bolsonaro start serving his sentence of 27 years and three months in prison for coup, violent abolition of democracy, criminal organization and damage to public property and property? The only person who knows is Minister Alexandre de Moraes, the rapporteur of the case at the Federal Supreme Court. If you know.
Moraes searched every possible place, but ran into a problem: no one wanted to provide shelter for Bolsonaro. no one. Bolsonaro has become a nuisance that even the right rejects – provided, of course, that he inherits its votes. Without Bolsonaro’s blessing, his swearing-in in 2026 will be weak.
If Moraes had to welcome Bolsonaro to one of his barracks, the army would do so reluctantly. Bolsonaro is synonymous with trouble for the military who supported him in 2018 and 2022, and who almost did not support his coup attempt. They jumped over a good sized fire, although they got burned.
The federal police, which hosted Lula in Curitiba for 580 days, do not want to hear about doing the same to Bolsonaro. Lula was a peaceful and cheerful prisoner who quickly became friends with the prison guards. One of them is now part of his government team. When he became president, Bolsonaro wanted to intervene in the federal police.
Why not send Bolsonaro to serve his sentence at Pabuda, a maximum-security prison a short distance from his home? Famous politicians have passed through Pabuda, including Paulo Malouf, José Dirceu, José Genuino, Waldemar Costa Neto, Gidel Vieira Lima, Natan Donadon. They must have good memories there.
It is Governor Ibanes Rocha, from the Federal District, who does not want Bolsonaro in Babuda. Not even in Babodina, the headquarters of the military police battalion that obeys Ibanes’ orders. On 8 January 2023, the Prime Minister accompanied the coup plotters to Praça dos Três Poderes. Ibanes thought it would be a walk in the park.
Ibanes told Metropolis that he was not aware of Bolsonaro’s health condition and therefore did not know whether Baboda would be able to receive him:
“I don’t know how he is, I don’t visit him, we’re not friends. I won’t know if he will be able to live in prison with the food he has there.”
Aren’t they friends? Even you, Ibanes?
Ibanes conveyed the matter to his deputy, Celina Liao, who said:
“Babuda is not in a position to receive Bolsonaro. He needs a special diet, he is old, he is a former president. If he is well taken care of, he will live a long life.”
Ibañes belongs to the Islamic Development Bank, supported Bolsonaro before his arrest, and needs his help to be elected to the Senate next year. Selena is from the People’s Party, supports Bolsonaro, and also needs his support to be elected governor. Ibanes and Selena reserved a Senate seat on their ticket for their bid to Michel Bolsonaro.
For Bolsonaro, Babuda is a cup of bitter wine that he cannot drink, as well as extreme humiliation. Thank you for your understanding Ibanes and Selena. You will know how to pay in time.
All columns from Noblat’s blog at Metropoles
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