Brazil Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro Briefly Leaves House Arrest for Hospital Visit
Bolsonaro underwent a procedure to remove eight skin lesions, which will be analyzed to determine further treatment, during a temporary release from his 27-year sentence for a coup trial.
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Under heavy surveillance, Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, 70, has left his house arrest to undergo medical tests. His lawyers are said to be seeking house arrest on health grounds to avoid serving 27 years in prison.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro came out of house arrest for the first time this Sunday since his conviction for the attempted coup d'état to undergo a removal of moles at the DF Star Hospital in Brasilia. His doctor, Cláudio Birolini, stated that there were no complications during the procedure and that the ex-mandatario returned home under a strong police escort. According to laboratory evidence, Bolsonaro presented anemia, and a CT …
The Brazilian Supreme Court has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison, and the court found the 70-year-old Bolsonaro guilty of planning a coup d'état to remain in office after his defeat in 2022, making Bolsonaro the first former president in the country's history to be convicted of an attack on democracy.
Because of the danger of escape, Brazil's ex-president has been under house arrest since August. A few days after his conviction as a coupist, Bolsonaro is escorted to a hospital by heavily armed police officers, where his followers are already waiting for him.
Los Angeles Times
Independent EspañolFormer Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro briefly left his home in Brasilia, where he is under house arrest, to undergo a medical procedure in a nearby hospital, his first public appearance since being sentenced to 27 years in prison.
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