Brazil Supreme Court rejects Bolsonaro request for house arrest on health concerns

Bolsonaro's lawyers submitted the request Wednesday, citing a "real risk of a sudden worsening" in health for the far-right ex-leader as the reason to serve his 27-year sentence at home. Bolsonaro, 70, has been hospitalized for more than a week after undergoing surgery for a groin hernia and then a procedure to treat recurring bouts of hiccups. "Contrary to what the defense alleges, there has been no worsening of Jair Messias Bolsonaro's health condition," judge Alexandre de Moraes stated in his decision.