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View all search resultsWill defeated Brazilian President Bolsonaro now go to prison?
Analysts, however, believe a future behind bars may be a very real prospect for the bellicose Bolsonaro, even if it may take years.
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B
razilian President Jair Bolsonaro once took a stab at predicting the outcome of his 2022 reelection bid: "Prison, death or victory."
Victory it was not. Death came in the form of an end to his presidency, which he grudgingly accepted Tuesday – two days after the election was declared for his opponent.
And prison?
"You can be sure that option [...] does not exist," the far-right leader told members of his crucial evangelical support base in August 2021.
Analysts, however, believe a future behind bars may be a very real prospect for the bellicose Bolsonaro, even if it may take years.
Almost from the start of his controversial mandate in 2019, Bolsonaro racked up accusations and investigations for everything from spreading disinformation to crimes against humanity.
He survived more than 150 impeachment bids – a record.
