Bolsonaro Begins Sentence Behind Bars as Downfall Deepens

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president.
Photographer: Arthur Menescal/Bloomberg

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By Augusta Saraiva

November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM UTC

Updated on

November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM UTC

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A Brazilian Supreme Court judge ordered Jair Bolsonaro to begin serving his 27-year sentence behind bars, deepening a dramatic downfall for the former president who was convicted of plotting a coup after his 2022 election defeat.