house arrest
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Due to recurring health issues, the 71-year-old Jair Bolsonaro has been serving his sentence under house arrest in Brasilia.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Last month, her lawyer requested she be placed under house arrest, saying that she suffers from heart problems for which her prison conditions do not provide adequate care.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Due to recurrent health problems, he is currently under house arrest rather than in a cell, but he has had restrictions imposed on him prohibiting him from posting on social media or making public statements.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
SINGAPORE—Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak can serve the remaining two years of his sentence for abuse of power in the looting of the 1MDB sovereign-wealth fund under house arrest, the government said Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Felix assumed—or hoped—Benji was under some kind of house arrest.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
