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23 convicted in Brazil’s coup plot remain in prison in 2026

Brasilia, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) Brazil's Supreme Court reached 2026 with 29 people convicted for their participation in the attempted coup, and of that number, 23 are currently imprisoned, 14 of them in closed facilities, including former President Jair Bolsonaro.

On the occasion of the third anniversary this Thursday of the coup attempts against the headquarters of the three branches of government in the capital, the UOL news portal reports that nine of those convicted are under house arrest and three remain homeless.

Less than half of the 34 initially charged remain in closed facilities. Some were detained even before exhausting all appeals.

The court tried four of the five groups denounced by the Attorney General’s Office last year.

Only four defendants were imprisoned after the Supreme Federal Court concluded the case. These are retired generals Augusto Heleno and Paulo Sérgio Nogueira, former Navy commander Almir Garnier, and former Justice Minister Anderson Torres. Therefore, only Heleno was placed under house arrest due to his health condition.

The complaint filed by businessman Paulo Figueiredo was not reviewed. Since he resides in the United States, his case was separated, and the conclusion of his trial has not yet been determined.

With a sentence of 27 years and three months in prison, Bolsonaro was incarcerated in a closed regime in November, before the conclusion of his criminal trial.

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