Simone Guimaraes, a retired teacher from Rio de Janeiro, has endured profound personal loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, losing several relatives and friends. Her grief has been compounded by the news of former President Jair Bolsonaro's imminent arrest, a figure she blames for many deaths due to his pandemic policies.

Brazil's Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro's preemptive arrest for his alleged involvement in attempting a coup after his electoral defeat. Despite his pandemic response not being legally tied to his conviction, many of his critics, including Guimaraes, see his imprisonment as a form of indirect justice.

Bolsonaro's government faced criticism for its handling of COVID-19, allegedly neglecting containment measures and delaying vaccine rollouts. While many families see his co

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