US EditionFormer Brazilian leader Bolsonaro’s health improves and he could serve sentence under house arrest
Attorney General Paulo Gonet recommended house arrest with an ankle monitor for Bolsonaro as his health improves following pneumonia treatment, pending a judge's decision.
- Attorney General Paulo Gonet recommended sending former President Jair Bolsonaro home with an ankle monitor to serve his sentence as Bolsonaro was moved to a regular hospital room in Brasilia recovering from pneumonia Monday.
- After being moved to semi-intensive care, the medical team treating Bolsonaro documented clinical evolution supporting house imprisonment.
- His family and allies have repeatedly asked Brazil's Supreme Court to allow Bolsonaro to serve his 27-year sentence under house arrest after he began serving in November.
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes has yet to rule on Gonet's suggestion, with Bolsonaro's January transfer to a larger cell still pending decision.
- Amid legal uncertainty, doctors say there is no established discharge date for Bolsonaro even as his health improves hours after the attorney general recommended house arrest, fueling tensions around former presidents.
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Bolsonaro moved out of intensive care as court weighs house arrest request
BRASILIA, March 24 — Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro, who was hospitalized with pneumonia, was moved out of intensive care yesterday, one of his doctors reported, as the jailed ex-president awaits the Supreme Court’s decision on whether to grant him house arrest.After more than a week in hospital in the capital Brasilia, the 71-year-old far-right figure was moved to a regular in-patient room, though for now “there is no plan for his discharge,” the doct…
Santa Maria Times
Independent EspañolFormer Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was moved to a regular hospital room while he recovers from pneumonia, one of his doctors said Monday.
The Toronto Star
Former Brazilian leader Bolsonaro’s health improves and he could serve sentence under house arrest
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was transferred to a regular hospital room in the capital of Brasilia as he recovers from pneumonia, one of his doctors said Monday.
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Former Brazilian leader Bolsonaro's health improves and he could serve sentence under house arrest
One of his doctors says former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been transferred to a regular hospital room in the capital of Brasilia as he continues to recover from pneumonia.
The Straits Times
The Star Kuala LumpurBrazil's Bolsonaro discharged from ICU, local media says
SAO PAULO, March 23 - Brazil's hospitalized former President Jair Bolsonaro has been discharged from the intensive care unit, local media reported on Monday, citing his doctor. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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