US EditionBrazil’s Bolsonaro moves out of intensive care unit after condition improves, wife says
Bolsonaro's condition improved after treatment for bacterial bronchopneumonia; he remains hospitalized receiving intravenous antibiotics and non-invasive support, his wife said.
- Michelle Bolsonaro said on Instagram that doctors saw improvement, prompting a transfer to semi-intensive care on Monday.
- On March 13 Jair Bolsonaro, former President, was transferred from Papuda federal prison after waking with high fever, low oxygen saturation, chills, and severe vomiting, developing bilateral bacterial bronchopneumonia caused by bronchoaspiration.
- Escalating treatment included expanded antibiotics after clinicians saw changing lab markers; doctors at DF Star Hospital in Brasília report improved kidney function and provide intravenous antibiotics with non-invasive support.
- The hospitalization comes as Bolsonaro, serving a 27‑year sentence after September 2025 conviction, faces ongoing legal and political challenges with his son Flávio, the opposition candidate, polling nearly even with Lula.
- Given his age and surgical history, clinicians say the situation carries serious risks for systemic infection, as cardiologist Brasil Caiado warned pneumonia in patients over 70 can progress to septicemia and the 2018 stabbing caused vomiting that led to bronchoaspiration and the lung infection.
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After pneumonia, Jair Bolsonaro was transferred to a "Semi-intensive Medical Care Station". Brazil's ex-president spoke well about treatment.
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Great Yorkshire RadioFormer Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro moved out of intensive care after medical condition improves
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been moved out of intensive care after his medical condition improved, his wife has said.
Michelle Bolsonaro announced that indicators of her husband's pulmonary infection are better and that therefore she was transferred to the middle care. Jair Bolsonaro has been pregnant since 6:00 p.m.
Brazil's Bolsonaro out of intensive care as health improves, says wife
BRASILIA: Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been moved out of intensive care to a step-down unit after showing improvement in symptoms from pneumonia which he developed in prison, his wife said Monday.
The former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, hospitalized for bacterial bronchopneumonia, left intensive care on Monday with an improvement in his state of health, his wife announced.
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