US EditionBrazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro undergoes double hernia surgery
The 70-year-old former president was allowed hospital leave by the Supreme Court due to painful hernia, with surgery lasting about four hours, his family said.
- On Thursday, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is undergoing double hernia surgery at a Brasilia hospital, expected to last about four hours; he has been hospitalized since Wednesday while serving a 27-year prison sentence.
- Doctors say his double hernia causes him pain, and the former leader Jair Bolsonaro underwent several surgeries after a 2018 stabbing.
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized visits for Bolsonaro's sons while hospitalized, and Michelle Bolsonaro is accompanying him during the surgery.
- His convictions include charges of leading an armed criminal organization and attempting to abolish democratic rule, and authorities say the plot targeted Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President, Geraldo Alckmin, Vice President, and Alexandre de Moraes, Justice, while Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing.
- While hospitalized, Bolsonaro's camp released a letter and party appointment to the media, with Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro confirming his Dec. 5 Liberal Party candidacy announcement.
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Bolsonaro remains hospitalized after hernia surgery
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro remains under heavy guard at the DF Star Hospital in Brasília following a three-hour surgical procedure to repair a bilateral inguinal hernia. The surgery, performed on Christmas Day, was described by medical staff as successful and without immediate complications.
Brazil's former president left prison on Wednesday to undergo surgery. He will be hospitalized for up to a week.
Brazilian Former President Jair Bolsonaro Undergoes Double Hernia Surgery
SAO PAULO—Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro underwent double hernia surgery on Thursday at a hospital in the national capital, Brasilia, his doctors said. The procedure lasted about 3½ hours and was completed without complications, according to the medical team at the DF Star Hospital. Doctors said in a statement that Bolsonaro “will continue with postoperative care, including pain management, physical therapy and prevention of venous th…
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Le Journal de QuebecFormer Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year prison sentence for attempted coup d'état, was operated on Thursday "successfully".
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro underwent successful hernia surgery after being granted permission by a court to leave prison for treatment.
A little more than a month after his imprisonment, former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, 70, left his private cell to go to the operating room. On the morning of Christmas he operated on a double hernia in the groin in a private hospital in Brasilia. The operation was planned, it was not an emergency, and it went smoothly. At the end, the medical team explained that Bolsonaro must spend between five and seven days in hospital. Continue read…
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