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Brazil's Supreme Court allows Bolsonaro to leave prison for surgery
Justice Alexandre de Moraes approved Bolsonaro's temporary release to undergo medically necessary hernia surgery amid ongoing health issues while serving a 27-year prison sentence.
- Dec 23, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorised Jair Bolsonaro to temporarily leave prison for hernia surgery on Thursday at DF Star hospital, Brasilia, following lawyers' request for tests on Wednesday.
- Medical experts concluded the operation was necessary, citing an inguinal hernia causing pain on both sides of Jair Bolsonaro's groin, with ongoing health issues from a 2018 stabbing and recent skin cancer diagnosis.
- Court orders require a 24-hour police presence outside his room with two officers stationed continuously and mobile phones banned, while Michelle Bolsonaro is authorised to be with him but his sons are not, AFP observers reported.
- Serving a 27-year sentence, Jair Bolsonaro's hospital leave is his first departure since late November, despite Lula's vow `With all due respect to the Congress, when it reaches my desk, I will veto it`.
- Tens of thousands of protesters earlier this month opposed reducing Bolsonaro's jail time, while financial markets and political observers watched for his endorsement of Flavio Bolsonaro, Senator and eldest son.
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Incarcerated Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was taken to a hospital in Brasília on Wednesday, where he intends to undergo an operation at the bar. As AFP reporters reported, a vehicle convoy had gone to the DF Star private clinic in the capital, which probably brought the detained ex-state chief of state there.How long Bolsonaro must remain in the hospital was initially unclear.The operation is scheduled for Thursday.Temporary releaseJudg…
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Brazil's imprisoned Bolsonaro hospitalized ahead of surgery
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, imprisoned for attempting a coup, was temporarily released Wednesday to undergo surgery in the capital Brasilia, a source at the clinic told AFP.
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