US EditionBrazil's top court denies Bolsonaro's request to go to hospital after fall
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled Bolsonaro's fall caused only minor injuries and denied urgent hospital transfer amid procedural scheduling requirements.
- On Jan 6, Justice Alexandre de Moraes denied former President Jair Bolsonaro's urgent request to leave prison for hospital tests in Brasilia, stating there was no immediate need for transfer.
- The 70-year-old fell while sleeping and struck his head on furniture, an incident Michelle Bolsonaro reported on Instagram, while Jair Bolsonaro's legal defense sought immediate exams but Moraes said they must be scheduled and justified.
- Referrals to hospital require Supreme Court authorization, and Moraes asked Bolsonaro's legal defense to specify requested exams for prison system verification.
- Authorities said Tuesday morning that a federal police doctor treated Jair Bolsonaro and `found minor injuries`, so he remains in custody at the Federal Police Superintendency in Brasilia.
- December medical procedures show Jair Bolsonaro, former President, treated for a hernia and hiccups, with a history of hospitalizations after a 2018 stabbing campaign attack.
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been admitted to a hospital in Brasilia this Wednesday after his transfer from the prison, a day after he suffered a fall in his cell and was hit in the head. The ex-mandatario has been serving a 27-year prison sentence in a headquarters of the Federal Police of the Brazilian capital for an attempted coup d’état. Following the authorization of the Supreme Court, Bolsonaro, 70 years old, was transferr…
Brazil's former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro was taken to hospital on Wednesday after falling in his prison cell. He hit his head in the fall on Tuesday, his wife said. A Supreme Court judge initially refused to allow Bolsonaro to be taken to hospital and demanded more information about his condition. The 70-year-old was admitted to the private DF Star hospital in the capital, Brasilia, on Wednesday, AFP reporters reported.
Judge Alexandre de Moraes initially refused to allow the former president to go to the hospital after his fall on Tuesday.
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro entered a hospital in Brasilia on Wednesday after his transfer from the prison, a day after he suffered a fall in his cell and was hit in the head, AFP journalists said.
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) authorized former President Jair Bolsonaro to move to the hospital from prison for neurological studies, following Tuesday's fall in the cell where he serves a sentence of...
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