Brazil’s Supreme Court has mandated that former right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro commence his 27-year and three-month prison sentence for orchestrating a coup attempt following his defeat in the 2022 election. Justice Alexandre de Moraes declared on Tuesday that the case has reached its final judgment, leaving no room for further appeals. Bolsonaro, 70, was convicted in September of leading a conspiracy to retain power after losing to his left-wing opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He will serve his sentence in a federal police jail in Brasília, where he has been held since Saturday after being deemed a flight risk and removed from home detention. Court documents reveal that Bolsonaro admitted to attempting to remove his ankle monitor with a soldering iron during a Sunday hearing, attributing his actions to medication-induced ‘paranoia.’ Justice Moraes has ordered full-time medical care for Bolsonaro, whose health has reportedly deteriorated. The Supreme Court justices previously stated that Bolsonaro was aware of plans to assassinate Lula and his running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, and to execute Moraes, who presided over the trial. The conspiracy failed to gain military support, and Lula was inaugurated without incident on January 1, 2023. However, a week later, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed government buildings in Brasília, leading to 1,500 arrests. The justices concluded that Bolsonaro incited the rioters, intending for the military to restore him to power. Bolsonaro has been barred from public office until 2060 and has labeled the trial a ‘witch hunt’ aimed at preventing his 2026 presidential candidacy.