Former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro plans a new meeting with STF Justice Alexandre de Moraes to request humanitarian house arrest for her husband, Jair Bolsonaro, hospitalized with bronchopneumonia. Over 100 opposition and centrist federal deputies signed a similar request to the justice. Bolsonaro's defense filed a new petition based on his worsening health condition.
Jair Bolsonaro (PL), sentenced to 27 years and 3 months in prison for attempted coup d'état, is serving time at the 19th Battalion of the Federal District Military Police, near Papuda. He has been hospitalized since March 13, 2026, at DF Star hospital in Brasília with bacterial bronchopneumonia caused by vomit aspiration due to persistent hiccups since the 2018 campaign stabbing. The March 18 medical bulletin reports lung improvement but no discharge date, with the team stating one more hour could have been fatal in the recent bronchoaspiration episode, a risk preventing him from being left alone at night, according to allies cited by Folha de S.Paulo. Former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro (PL) wants to report this personally to Justice Alexandre de Moraes in a new meeting, after a January session where she referenced the benefit granted to Fernando Collor for Parkinson's and fall risk—Moraes denied it then. On Tuesday (17), Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) met with Moraes alongside lawyer Paulo Cunha Bueno. “It was an objective conversation where we presented our concerns and grounds to reiterate the defense's request,” Flávio said, warning the condition worsens in prison. The defense filed a new humanitarian house arrest petition on Tuesday, arguing Papudinha's incompatibility with Bolsonaro's health. In the STF, at least two justices close to Moraes have been advocating for transfer since last year. In early March, Moraes denied it, stating monitoring is possible in prison with 24-hour care and free medical access. On Wednesday (18), over 100 deputies led by Gustavo Gayer (PL-GO), from PL, PP, MDB, PSD, União Brasil, Republicanos, and Novo (such as Adriana Ventura, Marcel van Hattem, and Gilson Marques), sent a request listing hiccups, reflux, inguinal hernia, and recurrent pneumonias. The document warns of sudden worsening, risk of death, and “social convulsion” due to polarization.
