US EditionBrazil's jailed ex-president Bolsonaro taken to hospital after feeling ill
Bolsonaro, 70, is in intensive care with serious but stable bronchopneumonia and worsening kidney function amid ongoing treatment with IV antibiotics, hospital officials said.
- Brazil's jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro, 70, has been hospitalized for pneumonia and is receiving treatment in an intensive care unit at a hospital in Brasilia.
- Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup after his 2022 election loss, but he has said he would run for president again this year.
- Despite his incarceration, Bolsonaro remains a central political figure in Brazil, with his son Flavio designated as the right-wing candidate to challenge President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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Brazil Says Bolsonaro Is in ICU
Jair Bolsonaro's kidney function worsened in the hours after the former Brazilian president was transferred to an intensive care unit, a hospital in Brasilia said Saturday. The 70-year-old also has pneumonia, and doctors say his medical situation is serious but stable. Bolsonaro was sent to DF Star Hospital on Friday...
Former President Jair Bolsonaro became a double protagonist in Brazilian politics this weekend: admitted back to a hospital, his state is...
Hospitalized on Friday due to difficulty breathing and suspected pneumonia
Sentenced to 27 years in prison for attempted coup d'état, the former far-right leader was transferred to hospital on Friday from Brasilia prison. He is in "a stable state", but his kidney function has deteriorated, according to the health facility where he was admitted.
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